119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 16, 2026
Save Our Sequoias Act
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Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 16, 2026)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1056)
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$110,704
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.9640 - Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026 S.4103 - Save Our Sequoias Act
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EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$142,000
Spent on own lobbying
…evention Act USFS & BLM Travel Management Rule (FS-2026-0100) Roadless Area Conservation Rule (FS-2025-0001-342438) H.R. 9171 Interior Appropriations H.R. 2709/S. 4103 Save our Sequoias Act HR 10395/S.5251 Critical Materials Future Act S.596 / H.R. 10395 Critical Materials Future Act S.5045 - Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act…
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SIERRA CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SIERRA CLUB
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…strict-Black Wall Street National Monument Act (Support) S. 2042: Roadless Area Conservation Act (Support) S. 2894: Reconciliation in Place Names Act (Support) S. 4103: Save Our Sequoias Act (Neutral) S.J. Res 80: Resolution of disapproval CRA on the NPRA in AK (Oppose) S. 140: Wildfire Prevention Act (Oppose) NYI: NYI: Bioma…
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SIERRA CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SIERRA CLUB
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Act (Support) S. 2042: Roadless Area Conservation Act (Support) S. 2894: Reconciliation in Place Names Act (Support) S. 140: Wildfire Prevention Act (Oppose) S. 4103: Save Our Sequoias Act (Neutral) S.J. Res 80: Resolution of disapproval CRA on the NPRA in AK (Oppose) S. 140: Wildfire Prevention Act (Oppose) NYI: NYI: Bioma…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SIERRA CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SIERRA CLUB
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Act (Support) S. 2042: Roadless Area Conservation Act (Support) S. 2894: Reconciliation in Place Names Act (Support) S. 140: Wildfire Prevention Act (Oppose) S. 4103: Save Our Sequoias Act (Neutral) S.J. Res 80: Resolution of disapproval CRA on the NPRA in AK (Oppose) NYI: NYI: Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act (…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing