Sponsor · U.S. Senator for Massachusetts · Democratic
Senate bill · S. 843 (119th Congress)
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
Summary
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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Where it stands
Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.
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- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
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Committee
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · U.S. Senate
Related bills
As identified by Congress.gov.
Cosponsors
Cory A. Booker, David McCormick and 1 more on Agora
- Republican2
- Democratic1
Full history
- Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Held at the desk.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 24, 2026
Held at the desk.
- Mar 24, 2026
Held at the desk.
- Mar 24, 2026
Message on Senate Action Sent to the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 24, 2026
Sent to the executive
Received in the House.
U.S. House of Representatives
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- Mar 22, 2026
Passed a chamber
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1503-1504; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1504)
U.S. Senate
- Jul 16, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
- Jul 16, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
- Jul 16, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 12, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 12, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Mar 4, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 4, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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