H.R. 2709 House Environmental Protection
Save Our Sequoias Act
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on energy and natural resources on Mar 17, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Apr 8, 2025
- House Referred 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. Apr 8, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. Apr 18, 2025
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Mar 5, 2026
- House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Mar 5, 2026
- House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I. Mar 12, 2026
- House Committee on Agriculture discharged. Mar 12, 2026
- House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466. Mar 12, 2026
- House 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
- House Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Mar 16, 2026
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509) Mar 16, 2026
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709. Mar 16, 2026
- House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Mar 16, 2026
- 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
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Mar 16, 2026
- Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Mar 17, 2026
Cosponsors
29
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
Committees
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Referred To , Mar 17, 2026
- Agriculture Committee
- Discharged From , Mar 12, 2026
- Referred To , Apr 8, 2025
- Natural Resources Committee
- Reported By , Mar 12, 2026
- Markup By , Mar 5, 2026
- Referred To , Apr 8, 2025
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 as of: Introduced in House
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