SAVE Right Whales Act

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Bill Number

S 2453

Introduced

Sep 10, 2019

Latest Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.

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Topics

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

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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.

Actions

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

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