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H.R. 2709Passed House
Save Our Sequoias Act
Introduced: Apr 8, 2025
Latest action date: Sep 16, 2026
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Apr 8, 2025
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What this bill does
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.
Official summary from Congress.gov.
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Environmental Protection
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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
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Agriculture Committee
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Natural Resources Committee
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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
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Checked against Congress.gov Oct 11, 2026.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
CommitteeSenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
IntroReferralSenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)
FloorHouse floor actionsPassed/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)
FloorLibrary of CongressDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709.
FloorHouse floor actionsConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509)
FloorHouse floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
FloorHouse floor actionsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.
CalendarsHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
DischargeHouse floor actionsCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred 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.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
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