S. 843 · 119th Congress
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
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- Senate Introduced Mar 4, 2025
- Senate Passed Mar 22, 2026
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
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 4, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
Latest action (Mar 24, 2026): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Animals · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 4, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Mar 4, 2025
- Senate Passed Mar 22, 2026
No recorded floor vote found.