# 117-hr-8168: Save Our Sequoias Act

117-hr-8168, Save Our Sequoias Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8168
- Congress: 117
- Title: Save Our Sequoias Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2022-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conway, Connie [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8168 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8168)

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