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S. 4103 119th Congress Senate

Save Our Sequoias Act

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

Introduced: March 16, 2026 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Animal and plant healthCaliforniaCongressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuation
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Sep 16, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Mar 16, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1056)
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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. Finally, the coalition must also have an annual public meeting.

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. Interior and the Forest Service must develop and implement a strategy for monitoring insects in giant sequoia groves with a high-risk or previous history of insect infestations. They must also enter into public-private partnerships to deploy technology to assist in monitoring infestations.

Finally, the bill establishes a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2709 Identical bill Save Our Sequoias Act
  • HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

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

  • NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
    for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
    for EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SIERRA CLUB
    for SIERRA CLUB · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SIERRA CLUB
    for SIERRA CLUB · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • SIERRA CLUB
    for SIERRA CLUB · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Mar 16, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4103: Save Our Sequoias Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4103/
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"S. 4103: Save Our Sequoias Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4103/.
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S. 4103, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4103/.
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