H.R. 2709 Passed the House Environmental Protection

Save Our Sequoias Act

To improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] Introduced April 8, 2025 Cosponsors 29 (15 R, 13 D, 1 I) Latest action September 16, 2026

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

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

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