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Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act

USA116th CongressHR-8795| House 
| Updated: 11/20/2020
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act This bill updates the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to address the effects of climate change, including by establishing a program to monitor the adverse impacts of climate change on marine animals and requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a process to list and promote the conservation marine mammal species and population stocks in waters under U.S. jurisdiction for which climate change has more than a remote possibility of resulting in a decline in population, impeding population recovery, or reducing carrying capacity.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2020
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • November 20, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • November 20, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020
Air qualityAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsClimate change and greenhouse gasesEndangered and threatened speciesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act

USA116th CongressHR-8795| House 
| Updated: 11/20/2020
Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act This bill updates the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to address the effects of climate change, including by establishing a program to monitor the adverse impacts of climate change on marine animals and requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a process to list and promote the conservation marine mammal species and population stocks in waters under U.S. jurisdiction for which climate change has more than a remote possibility of resulting in a decline in population, impeding population recovery, or reducing carrying capacity.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2020
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • November 20, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • November 20, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Natural Resources Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsClimate change and greenhouse gasesEndangered and threatened speciesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protection