118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1833 — Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023

“A bill to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed.”

Animals

Introduced Jun 6, 2023

Last action Jun 6, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 6, 2023

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Referred

Jun 6, 2023

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from issuing either an interim or final rule that modifies or replaces the existing North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction regulation until (1) currently required protocols to mitigate injury and mortality of North Atlantic right whales have been fully developed and deployed, and (2) NOAA reports to specified congressional committees on how the protocols will inform any proposed changes to the existing regulation.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jun 6, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jun 6, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.