AI-assisted analysis based on the official CRS summary. Source version: Jan 8, 2026. Analysis updated: Sep 14, 2026.
01 — The Text
What.
- Reauthorizes and expands the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program through FY2030 to include separate grants for sea turtle rescue
- Establishes the Sea Turtle Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Rapid Response Fund
- Permits grant funds for recovery, care, treatment, and stranding response for sick, injured, or entangled sea turtles
- Allows grants for scientific data and sample collection from living or dead stranded sea turtles
- Enables grants for facility operating costs directly related to sea turtle assistance and stranding network capacity development
02 — The Stakes
So what?
- The bill provides documented authority for federal funding of sea turtle rescue infrastructure and operations but does not specify appropriation amounts
- Scope of impact on existing marine mammal grant programs is not detailed in the official summary
- Effects on specific facilities, geographic regions, or animal populations are not established in available documentation
03 — The Path
Now what?
- Passed Senate with amendment by Unanimous Consent on March 22, 2026
- Received in the House and held at the desk on March 24, 2026
- No House action recorded as of the most recent update
Legislative History
Actions.
- Mar 24, 2026 — Held at the desk.
- Mar 24, 2026 — Received in the House.
- Mar 24, 2026 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 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)
- Mar 22, 2026 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 16, 2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
- Jul 16, 2025 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
- Mar 12, 2025 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.