Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 29, 2021 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2021 to Sep 2, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Apr 26, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Apr 26, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Sep 2, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2021 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 17, 2021Hearings Jul 29, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Apr 26, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 71, April 26, 2021, page H2115.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1289 | Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Feb 15, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reauthorize and modify the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Alaska
- Animal and plant health
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Animals
- Aquatic ecology
- Arctic and polar regions
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health information and medical records
- Mammals
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
