H.R. 5615: TREES Act
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H.R. 5615: TREES Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-01-15 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-01-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
TREES Act
Plain summary
The Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act or the TREES Act This bill provides incentives for retail power providers or cities to plant trees to reduce energy costs. Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish a program to award grants to retail power providers that partner with nonprofit tree-planting organizations to establish or continue operating tree-planting programs. Under the program, retail power providers must give residential consumers free or discounted trees that provide maximum amounts of shade during the summer or wind protection during the fall and winter. Retail power providers include entities that generate, distribute, or provide retail electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil service. In addition, DOE must annually give an award that designates communities or other areas as the Arbor City of America. The award must recognize communities for superior efforts in increasing tree canopy coverage and assisting residents in reducing energy costs. DOE must give award recipients funding for green infrastructure or green spaces.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] · 7 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jared Huffman (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] reported raising $7.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5615.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5615 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116