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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 the conservation of such whales.
In addition, Commerce must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder.
People & committees
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D–MA
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 194.
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-244, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-244, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 13.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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