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LEGISLATION/H.R. 2709

Save Our Sequoias Act

119-HR-2709119th CongressIntroduced Apr 8, 2025Environmental Protection
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sponsor

Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20](R-CA-20)
29 cosponsors

Summary

Save Our Sequoias Act

This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California.

Specifically, it provides statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition and outlines the coalition's duties. The coalition must submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment and annually update it. The information from the assessment must be made available so the information can be integrated into certain other plans. The coalition must also create and maintain a website that contains the assessment, educational materials, searchable information about individual giant sequoia groves, and a searchable database to track the status and costs of reforestation and rehabilitation activities.

In addition, the bill declares an emergency on certain public lands and allows officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought. The emergency expires after seven years.

The Department of the Interior must develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy.

Finally, the bill establishes a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.

Subjects

Animal and plant healthCaliforniaCongressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsInternet, web applications, social mediaLand use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trails

Actions (19)

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 17, 2026Senate
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 16, 2026House floor actions
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)
Mar 16, 2026House floor actions
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)
Mar 16, 2026Library of Congress
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709.
Mar 16, 2026House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509)
Mar 16, 2026House floor actions
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 16, 2026House floor actions
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.
Mar 12, 2026House floor actions
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Mar 12, 2026House floor actions
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Mar 12, 2026Library of Congress
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.
Mar 12, 2026House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.
Mar 12, 2026Library of Congress
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 5, 2026House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5, 2026House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Apr 18, 2025House committee actions
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 8, 2025House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 8, 2025House floor actions
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2025Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2025Library of Congress
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