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House bill · H.R. 2709 (119th Congress)

Save Our Sequoias Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Sep 16, 2026

Sponsor: Vince Fong (U.S. Representative, CA-20, Republican)

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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.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Agriculture · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives.

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Cosponsors

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  • Democratic13
  • Other1

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Full history

  1. Sep 16, 2026

    Hearing held

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

  2. Sep 16, 2026

    Hearing held

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

  3. Mar 17, 2026

    In committee

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

    U.S. House

  4. Mar 17, 2026

    Sent to the executive

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

    U.S. Senate

  5. Mar 16, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H2503-2509)

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

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  1. Mar 16, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H2503-2509)

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

  2. Mar 16, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H2503-2509)

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

  3. Mar 16, 2026

    Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 2709.

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

    U.S. House of Representatives

  4. Mar 16, 2026

    Passed a chamber

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

  5. Mar 16, 2026

    Passed a chamber

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

  6. Mar 16, 2026

    Passed a chamber

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

  7. Mar 16, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    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)

    U.S. House of Representatives

  8. Mar 12, 2026

    In committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  9. Mar 12, 2026

    In committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  10. Mar 12, 2026

    In committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  11. Mar 12, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.

  12. Mar 12, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.

  13. Mar 12, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.

  14. Mar 12, 2026

    Reported out of committee

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

  15. Mar 12, 2026

    Reported out of committee

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

  16. Mar 12, 2026

    Reported out of committee

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

  17. Mar 5, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  18. Mar 5, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  19. Mar 5, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  20. Mar 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

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

  21. Mar 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

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

  22. Mar 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

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

  23. Apr 18, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

  24. Apr 18, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

  25. Apr 18, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

  26. Apr 8, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  27. Apr 8, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  28. Apr 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    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.

  29. Apr 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    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.

  30. Apr 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    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.

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