HR 8168
117th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Animal and plant health
California
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Save Our Sequoias Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 19, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (H6840)
Jun 22, 2022
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.
Jun 22, 2022
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Save Our Sequoias Act
This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California, including by
- providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition;
- directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment;
- declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought;
- directing the Department of the Interior to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and
- establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
47
D
Lee, Susie
R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
R
Guthrie, Brett
KIND, RON
Meijer, Peter
D
Moulton, Seth
R
Foxx, Virginia
Rice, Kathleen
R
Rutherford, John H.
D
Torres, Norma J.
Lamborn, Doug
D
Takano, Mark
R
Bergman, Jack
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
Rodgers, Cathy
D
Soto, Darren
D
Gottheimer, Josh
R
Issa, Darrell
D
Kaptur, Marcy
R
Moore, Blake D.
R
Stauber, Pete
Steel, Michelle
D
Vargas, Juan
D
Bera, Ami
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
R
Calvert, Ken
D
Correa, J. Luis
D
Costa, Jim
R
Curtis, John R.
Eshoo, Anna
R
Fulcher, Russ
D
Garamendi, John
Garcia, Mike
Kahele, Kaiali'i
R
Kim, Young
Malinowski, Tom
R
McClintock, Tom
R
Newhouse, Dan
R
Obernolte, Jay
D
Panetta, Jimmy
Perlmutter, Ed
D
Peters, Scott H.
Schrader, Kurt
R
Thompson, Glenn
D
Thompson, Mike
R
Valadao, David G.
R
Westerman, Bruce
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8168: Save Our Sequoias Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8168/
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