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118th Congress Environmental Protection

H.R. 2989: Save Our Sequoias Act

ReportedDec 18, 2024

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 28, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Apr 28, 2023

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.

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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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

57

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

62 points earned
  1. 1Kevin McCarthy R-CA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced, reported, discharged6 events+62
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History

  1. Apr 28, 2023Introduced in the House by Kevin McCarthy.
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  1. Dec 18, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-927, Part I.
  2. Dec 18, 2024Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  3. Dec 18, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 757.
  4. Jul 24, 2024ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Fong asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2989, a bill originally introduced by Representative McCarthy, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jun 1, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  6. May 17, 2023Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
  7. May 17, 2023Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. May 10, 2023Committee Hearings Held.
  9. May 8, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  10. Apr 28, 2023Introduced in House
  11. Apr 28, 2023Referred 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.