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119th Congress Environmental Protection

H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act

Passed HouseMar 16, 2026

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 8, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Mar 16, 2026
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Apr 8, 2025

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

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

29

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

214 points earned
  1. 1Vince Fong R-CA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced, marked up, reported, discharged, passed House7 events+98
  2. 2Cliff Bentz R-ORCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  3. 2Ami Bera D-CACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  4. 2Sanford Bishop D-GACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  5. 2Ken Calvert R-CACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History

  1. Mar 16, 2026Passed the House by voice vote.
  2. Apr 8, 2025Introduced in the House by Vince Fong.
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  1. Sep 16, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
  2. Mar 17, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Mar 16, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  4. Mar 16, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509)
  5. Mar 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709.
  6. Mar 16, 2026Passed/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)
  7. Mar 16, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)
  8. Mar 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. Mar 12, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.
  10. Mar 12, 2026Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  11. Mar 12, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.
  12. Mar 5, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  13. Mar 5, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Apr 18, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
  15. Apr 8, 2025Introduced in House
  16. Apr 8, 2025Referred 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.