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Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

Introduced: May 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1832)
Sep 27, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1951)
May 19, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
May 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
May 12, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 12, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to carry out a recovery program for southern sea otter populations along the coast of California.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a Southern Sea Otter Health Assessment Plan; (2) collect and analyze tissue samples from southern sea otters; and (3) submit the tissue to the Secretary of Commerce for inclusion in the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank to allow for managed access to such tissues by other researchers.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) award competitive grants to support research regarding southern sea otters; and (2) establish the Southern Sea Otter Recovery Implementation Team to make recommendations on overall implementation of the southern sea otter recovery program and research goals and review the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee. Requires the Team to establish the Subcommittee to evaluate the scientific merit and quality of southern sea otter research proposals submitted for funding and make funding recommendations.

What's happening now September 26, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1832)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 10, 2006
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Jun 14, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 12, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 12, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 12, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 12, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2323: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2323/
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