119th Congress
H.R. 10774: SWIMS Act of 2026
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.
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Summary
This bill establishes prohibitions on capturing, importing, exporting, or breeding of orcas, beluga whales, false killer whales, or pilot whales for the purpose of public display.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from issuing any permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 that authorizes the taking (e.g., capturing) or importation of such orcas or whales for the purpose of public display. The bill further revises the act to make it unlawful to export such orcas or whales, unless they are being transported to marine mammal sanctuaries or for release into the wild.
Further, the bill makes it unlawful under the Animal Welfare Act for any person to breed or artificially inseminate such marine mammals for purposes of using their progeny for public display.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OROriginal
- Ed Case D-HIOriginal
- Kathy Castor D-FLOriginal
- Yvette Clarke D-NYOriginal
- Salud Carbajal D-CAOriginal
- Sean Casten D-ILOriginal
- Diana DeGette D-COOriginal
- Maxine Dexter D-OROriginal
- Dan Goldman D-NYOriginal
- Jared Huffman D-CAOriginal
- Valerie Hoyle D-OROriginal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi D-ILOriginal
- James McGovern D-MAOriginal
- Seth Moulton D-MAOriginal
- Kevin Mullin D-CAOriginal
- Jerrold Nadler D-NYOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Adam Smith D-WAOriginal
- Mary Scanlon D-PAOriginal
- Andrea Salinas D-OROriginal
- Dina Titus D-NVOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- James Walkinshaw D-VA
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History
- Introduced in the House by Suzan DelBene.
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- Introduced in House
- 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.