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Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025

S. 843 Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) Passed Senate
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  1. Introduced Mar 4
  2. Committee Mar 4
  3. Passed Senate Mar 22
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Passed Senate, Mar 22, 2026Next: House vote
217d ago Mar 24, 2026: Held at the desk.
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Summary

Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025

Full summary7 paragraphs

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.

Library of Congress summary, Mar 4, 2025

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  • Introduced in SenateMar 4, 2025

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