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Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019

Introduced: November 6, 2019 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and generally revises the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, including by renaming the program as the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program. The bill also establishes the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund for providing emergency financial assistance for certain stranded or entangled marine mammals and otherwise provides support for marine mammals.

What's happening now December 11, 2019

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 10, 2019
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Dec 10, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Dec 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2802: Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2802/
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"S. 2802: Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2802/.
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