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SAVE Right Whales Act
Introduced: September 10, 2019
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
Aug 13, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-258.
Nov 13, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019 or the SAVE Right Whales Act
This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis).
Specifically, it requires the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance for projects designed to reduce the lethal or sub-lethal effects of human activities on such whales.
In addition, Commerce must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
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