S. 843 Passed the Senate Animals

Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025

A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Introduced March 4, 2025 Cosponsors 7 (3 D, 4 R) Latest action March 24, 2026

Summary

Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Mar 24, 2026 Held at the desk.
  2. Mar 24, 2026 Received in the House.
  3. Mar 24, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Mar 22, 2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1503-1504; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1504)
  5. Mar 22, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jul 16, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
  7. Jul 16, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
  8. Mar 12, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  9. Mar 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  10. Mar 4, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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