The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2026
S 843 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Edward J. Markey (D)

Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025

Funds sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation programs through 2030 with $5 million annually.

Tradeoff

Authorizes $5 million per year for sea turtle rescue grants and $500,000 yearly for an emergency response fund through 2030. The bill does not specify how it will be paid for.

What's in it

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Authorizes $34 million in spending over 2025-2030, with estimated outlays of $31 million over that period.

The $31 million funds NOAA and Fish and Wildlife Service grants for sea turtle rescue, rehabilitation, research, and facility operating costs, plus two trust funds for marine mammal rescue operations over six years.

S. 843, Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 · Apr 2025

Passed the Senate by on March 22, 2026 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 4, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Mar 4, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 12, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-41.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 22, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 24, 2026)