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• S.4729, Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Forest Restoration Program Relief Act
• S.4833, Save Our Sequoias Act (Kevin McCarthy/Dianne Feinstein)
• S.4835, Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022
• S.4837, A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to establish within the Mount Hood National Forest in the State of Oregon Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones, and for other purposes.
• S.4877, Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2022
• S.4884, Natural Infrastructure Act of 2022
• S.4891, A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.
• S.4904, A bill to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, and for other purposes.
• S.4935, A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to implement measures to better prepare for and more quickly respond to wildfires on certain public land and in certain National Forests.
• S.4942, A bill to amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act.
• S.4944, A bill to provide for the operation and establishment of, and procurement of supplies for, firewood banks, and for other purposes.
• S.4945, A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program for the establishment and use of a pre-fire suppression stand density index, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8168, the “Save Our Sequoias Act” cosponsored by Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Scott Peters (D-CA), could potentially expedite harmful logging operations in Giant Sequoia groves and their surrounding landscapes by minimizing required thorough environmental studies and community involvement that usually inform the decision-making processes.