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Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Vince Fong

Republican · CA · Representative

Votes with party: 97.6% (537 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/F000480

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (29)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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

2026-03-17

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-03-17
House Committee on Natural ResourcesReported By · 2026-03-12
House Committee on AgricultureDischarged From · 2026-03-12

Previously

Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-17
Natural Resources CommitteeReported By · 2026-03-12
Agriculture CommitteeDischarged From · 2026-03-12
Natural Resources CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-03-05
House Committee on Natural ResourcesMarkup By · 2026-03-05

Plain-English 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Environmental Protection

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