Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and generally revises the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, including by renaming the program as the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program. The bill also establishes the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund for providing emergency financial assistance for certain stranded or entangled marine mammals and otherwise provides support for marine mammals.
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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.
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.
Animals
AlaskaAnimal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAquatic ecologyArctic and polar regionsCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth information and medical recordsMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2802| Senate
| Updated: 12/11/2019
Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and generally revises the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, including by renaming the program as the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program. The bill also establishes the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund for providing emergency financial assistance for certain stranded or entangled marine mammals and otherwise provides support for marine mammals.
AlaskaAnimal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAquatic ecologyArctic and polar regionsCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth information and medical recordsMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection