S 3664
117th Congress
Senate
Animals
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Atlantic Ocean
Canada
Congressional oversight
Endangered and threatened species
International organizations and cooperation
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022
Introduced: February 16, 2022
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
Dec 12, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Mar 22, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022
This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis).
Specifically, it requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide financial assistance for certain projects designed to reduce the lethal and sub-lethal effects of human activities on North Atlantic right whales.
In addition, NOAA 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. 628.
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