House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Neighborhood Tree Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to provide States and communities with additional assistance to plant and maintain trees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Shontel Brown D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 23, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8474.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BROWN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 72, April 23, 2026, Page H3092):Article I Section VIIISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 22 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8474, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8474
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 989 (119th) To codify Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity".
- H.R. 2489 (119th) Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025
- H.Res. 48 (119th) Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.
- H.Res. 1004 (119th) Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.
Related bills
- S. 4403 (119th) Neighborhood Tree Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.