S 2991 United States Senate · 118th Congress

America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2024

The America's Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2024 establishes a national program requiring the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to assess and address revegetation needs on Federal lands affected by wildfires, mining, or other disturbances. The bill creates regional task forces to develop 10-year strategies for planting trees and vegetation, prioritizing areas with high wildfire risk, carbon sequestration potential, and ecological benefits while working with local communities and tribal entities. It also promotes carbon sequestration through forest management, including a program to use carbon credits for forest management activities and initiatives to increase mass timber (wood construction) use in Federal buildings. Additionally, the bill includes provisions to combat invasive grasses that increase wildfire risk and establishes research programs on forest carbon storage and management.
Sub-Topics: Forestry
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 28, 2023 Last action Nov 21, 2024
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Nov 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Nov 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Oct 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
upper
Sep 28, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Sep 28, 2023
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