Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 2709

Save Our Sequoias Act

Passed the HouseConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Vince Fong RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Environmental Protection.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

29 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Scott H. Peters DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jim Costa DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Bruce Westerman RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Daniel Webster RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jimmy Panetta DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Dan Newhouse RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John Garamendi DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
David G. Valadao RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
J. Luis Correa DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Young Kim RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John H. Rutherford RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Josh Harder DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jay Obernolte RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jared F. Golden DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Tom McClintock RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Juan Vargas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Kevin Kiley RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Ami Bera DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ken Calvert RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Steven Horsford DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Darrell Issa RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Cliff Bentz RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Russ Fulcher RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Blake D. Moore RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Susie Lee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RRepublican
Adam Gray DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
  2. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2503-2507)
  5. 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)
  6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709.
  7. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2503-2509)
  8. Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.
  10. Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  11. Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  12. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.
  13. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-542, Part I.
  14. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  16. Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Introduced in House
  20. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)Hearings By (full committee), September 16, 2026; Referred To, March 17, 2026
  • Agriculture Committee (House)Discharged From, March 12, 2026; Referred To, April 8, 2025
  • Natural Resources Committee (House)Reported By, March 12, 2026; Markup By, March 5, 2026; Referred To, April 8, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

1 lobbying report name H.R. 2709, for 1 client.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 2709
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
SIERRA CLUBSIERRA CLUBSecond quarter of 2026$100,000reported as expenses
  • ATHAN MANUEL
  • MELINDA CATHERINE PIERCE
  • ANNA MEDEMA
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A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

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Contribution reports are read for 0 of the 30 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

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