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HR 2709 · in committee · significant

Save Our Sequoias Act

What this bill does

  • This bill authorizes the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition to assess and protect giant sequoia trees in California from wildfire, insects, and drought.
  • It affects federal land managers, the Department of the Interior, and organizations involved in California forest conservation.
  • The bill creates emergency protections lasting seven years and establishes funding programs for sequoia reforestation and rehabilitation efforts.

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  1. 01

    How would the seven-year emergency protections for giant sequoias differ from existing federal forest management policies already in place?

  2. 02

    What specific funding amounts does the bill allocate for sequoia reforestation, and how would those resources compare to other forest conservation priorities?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—timber companies, environmental groups, or local communities—might be most affected by restricting land use in giant sequoia protection zones?

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Sponsor · R-CA-20

Vince Fong

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Introduced 2026-03-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-17 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)

  4. 2026-03-16 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709.

  6. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509)

  7. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-03-12 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.

  9. 2026-03-12 · house · Discharge

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  10. 2026-03-12 · Committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  11. 2026-03-12 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.

  12. 2026-03-12 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.

  13. 2026-03-05 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  14. 2026-03-05 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-04-18 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

  16. 2025-04-08 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  17. 2025-04-08 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  18. 2025-04-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  19. 2025-04-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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