Bill · H.R. 4212· House(119-HR-4212)

SHADE Act

Age: 81 years

New Jersey

Introduced: 6/26/2025
Last activity: 6/26/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsored by: Bonnie Watson Coleman
Cosponsors: - 43 - 0

Housing and Community Development

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

The SHADE Act directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program for planting qualifying trees. This program is to be created in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of the Forest Service. The Secretary must publish a notice of funding opportunity within 180 days of the Act's enactment. Eligible entities can receive funds to cover costs for planning, purchasing, planting, and maintaining trees for up to five years. The program targets specific eligible areas, including redlined areas and intra-urban heat island effect areas. Funding is authorized at $50,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2036.

Yes· 3 of 12

Would people in cities be better off under this?+5
The bill specifically targets intra-urban heat island effect areas.
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+5
The bill prioritizes redlined areas which are historically low-income communities of color.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+4
The bill targets redlined areas which are defined as low-income communities.