SWIMS Act of 2024
Latest action · Jan 30, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2024 to Sep 6, 2024; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 9, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 9, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 6, 2024 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 30, 2024 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2024Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2024Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 170, no. 17, January 30, 2024, page H317.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3694 | SWIMS Act of 2024 | Identical bill | Jan 30, 2024 |
| HR 8514 | SWIMS Act of 2022 | Reintroduction of | Aug 29, 2022 |
| HR 10774 | SWIMS Act of 2026 | Cross-Congress related bill | Oct 9, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SWIMS Act of 2024
- Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2024Introduced 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.
