SAVE Right Whales Act
USA116th CongressS-2453| Senate
| Updated: 8/13/2020
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (5)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019 or the SAVE Right Whales Act This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales ( Eubalaena glacialis ). Specifically, it requires the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance for projects designed to reduce the lethal or sub-lethal effects of human activities on such whales. In addition, Commerce must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-258.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
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Advanced technology and technological innovationsAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAtlantic OceanCanadaCongressional oversightEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternational organizations and cooperationMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationWildlife conservation and habitat protection
SAVE Right Whales Act
USA116th CongressS-2453| Senate
| Updated: 8/13/2020
Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019 or the SAVE Right Whales Act This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales ( Eubalaena glacialis ). Specifically, it requires the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance for projects designed to reduce the lethal or sub-lethal effects of human activities on such whales. In addition, Commerce must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-258.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (5)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Animals
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAtlantic OceanCanadaCongressional oversightEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternational organizations and cooperationMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationWildlife conservation and habitat protection