119th Congress
S. 843
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Edward J. Markey(D-MA)
- Introduced
- Mar 4, 2025
- Policy area
- Animals
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Official text
- Engrossed in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)
- G000359
Added later (2)
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Nov 20, 2025
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · Nov 20, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 24, 2026 · House
Held at the desk. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Received in the House. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House. - Mar 22, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1503-1504; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1504) - Mar 22, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. - Jul 16, 2025 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118. - Jul 16, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41. - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. - Mar 4, 2025
Introduced in Senate