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117th Congress
Senate
Animals
Alaska
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquatic ecology
Arctic and polar regions
Congressional oversight
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Government liability
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Government trust funds
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Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021
Introduced: April 21, 2021
Introduced by:
Cantwell, Maria
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2022
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-77.
Dec 17, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 212.
Dec 17, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
May 12, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021
This bill provides support for efforts to protect marine mammals.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 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 Joseph R. Geraci 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
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-77.
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