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H.R. 8168: Save Our Sequoias Act

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H.R. 8168: Save Our Sequoias Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-22 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Save Our Sequoias Act

Plain summary

Save Our Sequoias Act This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) in California, including by providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition; directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment; declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought; directing the Department of the Interior to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Save Our Sequoias Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · 50 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Jim Costa (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Young Kim (R-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mark Takano (D-CA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Susie Lee (D-NV)

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8168 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117