S 4944 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Firewood Banks Act of 2022

Summary
Firewood Banks Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Energy, in collaboration with the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service, to establish a pilot program to provide heat energy for residences of low-income and disabled individuals with wood-burning stoves. Under the program, trees on federal land shall be made available to firewood banks and federal land may be made available for firewood banks. The bill also directs the Forest Service, using certain funds made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to provide financial assistance for operating firewood banks. Cooperatives, nonprofit organizations, and state, local, or tribal governments may apply for financial assistance.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Sep 2022
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Introduced Sep 22, 2022 Last action Sep 29, 2022
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Sep 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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Sep 22, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Sep 22, 2022
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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