Sponsor · U.S. Representative, MA-9 · Democratic
House bill · H.R. 347 (119th Congress)
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
Summary
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 This bill expands the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program to include separate grants to rescue sea turtles for the next seven years. 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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Committee
House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives
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Full history
- Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Jan 13, 2025
In committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
U.S. House
- Jan 13, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
U.S. House of Representatives
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