SAVE Right Whales Act
Latest action · Aug 13, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 10, 2019 to Nov 7, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Nov 7, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Nov 7, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2020Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-258.
- Aug 13, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
- Nov 13, 2019Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Sep 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Sep 10, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1568 | SAVE Right Whales Act | Related bill | Oct 18, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Animals
- Atlantic Ocean
- Canada
- Congressional oversight
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- International organizations and cooperation
- Mammals
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2020Reported to Senate
- Sep 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
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