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S. 843Passed Senate
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
Introduced: Mar 4, 2025
Latest action date: Mar 24, 2026
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Mar 4, 2025
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What this bill does
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and expands the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program to include separate grants to rescue sea turtles. The grants must be used for
- the recovery, care, or treatment of sick, injured, or entangled sea turtles;
- responses to rescue stranded sea turtles;
- the collection of data and samples from living or dead stranded sea turtles for scientific research or health assessments;
- facility operating costs that are directly related to activities to assist sea turtles; or
- development of stranding network capacity where facilities do not exist or are sparse.
In addition, the bill establishes the Sea Turtle Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Rapid Response Fund.
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Animals
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Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEndangered and threatened speciesReptilesSeashores and lakeshores
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FloorHouse floor actionsReceived in the House.
FloorHouse floor actionsMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
FloorSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1503-1504; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1504)
FloorSenatePassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
FloorLibrary of CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
CalendarsSenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
CommitteeSenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
CommitteeSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
IntroReferralSenate
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