S 843
Passed a chamber
Adds a separate grant program for sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, authorized at $5,000,000 per year from 2025 through 2030 and paired with a new sea turtle emergency response fund.
Official title: Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
24-MAR-2026
Senate
Introduced
04-MAR-2025
Referred
04-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
12-MAR-2025
Reported
16-JUL-2025
On the calendar
16-JUL-2025
Passed
22-MAR-2026
- Adds a sea turtle rescue, rehabilitation, and response grant category to Section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, with grants administered by the Secretary of Commerce and the Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Limits eligibility to entities authorized under the Endangered Species Act and requires them to follow care standards for captive sea turtles and the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network data requirements.
- Authorizes $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030 for the sea turtle grants, to remain available until expended.
- Creates a Sea Turtle Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Rapid Response Fund in the Treasury and authorizes $500,000 for it each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (04-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 22-MAR-2026).
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■ 4 R■ 3 D
4 Republicans
3 Democrats