119th Congress Animals
S. 843: Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
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- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Lindsey Graham R-SCOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Dave McCormick R-PA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Edward Markey SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, passed Senate4 events+56
- 2Richard BlumenthalCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Cory BookerCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2John CornynCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Lindsey GrahamCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Edward Markey.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1503-1504; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1504)
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.