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HR 3424 116th Congress House Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Endangered and threatened species Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

SEA Act of 2019

Introduced: June 21, 2019 Introduced by: Johnson, Mike Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2019 or the SEA Act of 2019

This bill lessens restrictions on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products and also decreases the requirements for obtaining an authorization for incidentally taking marine mammals by harassment. Harassment is an act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which has the potential to either (1) injure a marine mammal in the wild; or (2) disturb a marine mammal by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, such as migration or breeding.

What's happening now July 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Abraham, Ralph
· Jun 21, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Jun 21, 2019
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jun 21, 2019
Palazzo, Steven
· Jun 21, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 21, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3424: SEA Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3424/
MLA
"H.R. 3424: SEA Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3424/.
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H.R. 3424, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3424/.
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[H.R. 3424: SEA Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3424/)
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