HR 2709 ยท Save Our Sequoias Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced
- Apr 8, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Vince Fong [R-CA-20]
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection
- Cosponsors
- 29
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.
Recent actions
- Mar 17, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 16, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 16, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)
- Mar 16, 2026 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, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709.
- Mar 16, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509)
- Mar 16, 2026 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 12, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.