H.R. 2848 · 117th Congress

Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021

Introduced on Apr 26, 2021 by Stephanie N. Murphy (D-FL-7). 18 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 29, 2021): Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 26, 2021
Cosponsors
18
6 from the other party
Policy area
Animals
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reauthorize and modify the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Alaska
  • Animal and plant health
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Aquatic ecology
  • Arctic and polar regions
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government liability
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Health information and medical records
  • Mammals
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Marine pollution
  • Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 26, 2021). Public domain.

Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021

This bill provides support for efforts to protect marine mammals.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 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 Joseph R. Geraci 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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Stephanie N. MurphyD-FL-7Sponsor

Democrats · 12

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Apr 26, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Apr 26, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 26, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jun 17, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  5. Jul 29, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.