H.R. 2709 119th Congress House

Save Our Sequoias Act

Official title: To improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Vince Fong Republican · California See on congress.gov

Environmental Protection Animal and plant healthCaliforniaCongressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuation

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Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsInternet, web applications, social mediaLand use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trails

Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 16, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Mar 17, 2026

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

Mar 16, 2026

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

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

Mar 16, 2026

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

Mar 16, 2026

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

Mar 16, 2026

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

Mar 16, 2026

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

Mar 12, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.

Mar 12, 2026

Committee on Agriculture discharged.

Mar 12, 2026

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

Mar 5, 2026

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

Mar 5, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 18, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced in House

Apr 8, 2025

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.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
May 22, 1998	Senate · vote #146	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2709	Passed	90–4	See who voted →

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

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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.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and …
Open Business Meeting Sep 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearings to examine S.5402, to extend authorizations for aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, multi-benefit watershe…
Open Hearing Sep 16, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 29

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
for PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
for EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SIERRA CLUB
for SIERRA CLUB · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29 filings
SENATE
29 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
21 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
14 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
14 filings
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
14 filings
Energy, Dept of
13 filings
Treasury, Dept of
13 filings

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Cosponsors 29

Gray, Adam

California · Sep 16, 2025

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"