H.R. 2709

119th Congress

In Committee

Save Our Sequoias Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20]CA· Introduced 8 April 2025
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29

Cosponsors

19

Actions

0

Amendments

3

Committees

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Latest action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

17 March 2026·4 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 12 March 2026

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.

Timeline

19 actions

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    17 March 2026 · IntroReferral

  2. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)

    16 March 2026 · Floor

  3. 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)

    16 March 2026 · Floor

  4. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709.

    16 March 2026 · Floor

  5. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509)

    16 March 2026 · Floor

  6. Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    16 March 2026 · Floor

  7. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    16 March 2026 · Floor

  8. Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    12 March 2026 · Discharge

  9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.

    12 March 2026 · Committee

  10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.

    12 March 2026 · Committee

  11. Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    12 March 2026 · Committee

  12. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.

    12 March 2026 · Calendars

  13. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    5 March 2026 · Committee

  14. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    5 March 2026 · Committee

  15. Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

    18 April 2025 · Committee

  16. 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.

    8 April 2025 · IntroReferral

  17. 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.

    8 April 2025 · IntroReferral

  18. Introduced in House

    8 April 2025 · IntroReferral

  19. Introduced in House

    8 April 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

29 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20]CA

Cosponsors

  • Democrat1345%
  • Republican1655%

Classification

Policy area

Environmental Protection

Legislative 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 conservation

Committees

3

  • Agriculture Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To8 Apr 2025
    • Discharged From12 Mar 2026

    • Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

      • Referred to18 Apr 2025

  • Natural Resources Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To8 Apr 2025
    • Markup By5 Mar 2026
    • Reported By12 Mar 2026

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To17 Mar 2026

Reports

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 27 on 8 April 2025 to 29 on 16 September 2025.

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