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119th Congress·House bill

H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act

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

Passed House Environmental Protection
SponsorRep. Vince FongRepublican, CA
IntroducedApr 8, 2025in the House
Latest actionSep 16, 202615 actions
Cosponsors290 recorded votes

Where the bill stands

Passed House
  1. Introduced Apr 8, 2025
  2. Committee Apr 8, 2025
  3. Passed House Mar 16, 2026
  4. Passed Senate Next
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet

Latest action, Sep 16, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summary

Library of Congress, Apr 8, 2025

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.

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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.

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Votes

0 recorded

No recorded roll-call vote on this bill yet

Actions

15 total
  1. Sep 16, 2026SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
  2. Mar 17, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Mar 16, 2026HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Mar 16, 2026HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)
  5. Mar 16, 2026HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709.
  6. Mar 16, 2026HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509)
  7. Mar 16, 2026HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Mar 12, 2026HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.
All 15 actions
  1. Mar 12, 2026HouseCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
  2. Mar 12, 2026HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.
  3. Mar 5, 2026HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. Mar 5, 2026HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Apr 18, 2025HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
  6. Apr 8, 2025HouseIntroduced in House
  7. Apr 8, 2025HouseReferred 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.

Committees

3
  • Senate Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeHearings By (full committee)Hearings By (full committee), Sep 16, 2026Referred To, Mar 17, 2026
  • House Agriculture CommitteeDischarged FromDischarged From, Mar 12, 2026Referred To, Apr 8, 2025
  • Subcommittee: Forestry and Horticulture SubcommitteeReferred toReferred to, Apr 18, 2025
  • House Natural Resources CommitteeReported ByReported By, Mar 12, 2026Markup By, Mar 5, 2026Referred To, Apr 8, 2025

Sponsor and cosponsors

29 cosponsors
  • Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA-20)Sponsor, Apr 8, 2025
  • Ami Bera (D-CA-6)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Blake Moore (R-UT-1)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Darrell Issa (R-CA-48)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • David Valadao (R-CA-22)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • J. Correa (D-CA-46)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Jared Golden (D-ME-2)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
All 29 cosponsors
  • Jim Costa (D-CA-21)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • John Garamendi (D-CA-8)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • John Rutherford (R-FL-5)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Juan Vargas (D-CA-52)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Ken Calvert (R-CA-41)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Sanford Bishop (D-GA-2)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Scott Peters (D-CA-50)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Steven Horsford (D-NV-4)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Tom McClintock (R-CA-5)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Young Kim (R-CA-40)OriginalJoined Apr 8, 2025
  • Charles Fleischmann (R-TN-3)Joined Apr 28, 2025
  • Adam Gray (D-CA-13)Joined Sep 16, 2025

Text versions

4

Amendments

0

No amendments offered

Cost estimates and reports

  • Committee report H. Rept. 119-542

Titles

2
Short titles
  • Save Our Sequoias ActShort Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Official titles
  • To improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes.Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text

Subjects

13
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 conservationParks, recreation areas, trails
2
  • S. 4103 Identical bill Save Our Sequoias Act
  • H.R. 7567 Related bill Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.