S. 2836IntroducedENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2021
Advisory bodies · Air quality · Animal and plant health
Sponsor
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
D · WV
Key facts
Introduced: Sep 23, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 3
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Oct 21, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-455.
Summary
America's Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2021
This bill addresses climate change through efforts to sequester, mitigate, or store carbon dioxide, such as salvage logging, revegetation, or reforestation efforts, on National Forest System land and other land as specified by the bill.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Oct 21, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-455.
- Sep 23, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 23, 2021Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
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