119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 4, 2025
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 24, 2026): Held at the desk.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 4, 2025)
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
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
Show the full summary (2 more paragraphs)Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1503-1504; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1504)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to federal funding and appropriations for ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…economy. Support for matters related to funding for the New England Aquarium in the FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Measure. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale and marine mammal protections. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Issues related to the Northeast Canyons and Seamount…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3199/S.1594, the Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to federal funding and appropriations for ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…economy. Support for matters related to funding for the New England Aquarium in the FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Measure. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale and marine mammal protections. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Issues related to the Northeast Canyons and Seamount…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3199/S.1594, the Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to federal funding and appropriations for ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…economy. Support for matters related to funding for the New England Aquarium in the FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Measure. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale and marine mammal protections. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Issues related to the Northeast Canyons and Seamount…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3199/S.1594, the Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to federal funding and appropriations for ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…economy. Support for matters related to funding for the New England Aquarium in the FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Measure. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale and marine mammal protections. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Issues related to the Northeast Canyons and Seamount…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 13, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3199/S.1594, the Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to federal funding and appropriations for ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…economy. Support for matters related to funding for the New England Aquarium in the FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Measure. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale and marine mammal protections. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Issues related to the Northeast Canyons and Seamount…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 14, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the OCTOPUS Act of 2025 P.L. 117-428, the Big Cat Pub…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to federal funding and appropriations for ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…economy. Support for matters related to funding for the New England Aquarium in the FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Measure. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (NEAQ) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ocean conservation, climate change issues, and the blue economy. Matters related to the North Atlantic Right Whale and marine mammal protections. H.R. 347 and S. 843 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Issues related to the Northeast Canyons and Seamount…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 15, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 347/S. 843, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 H.R. 3456, the CHER Act of 2025 S. 1947, the OCTOPUS Act of 2025 P.L. 117-428, the Big Cat Pub…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNITED PARKS & RESORTS · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S.843, Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, Entirety Zoo, Aquarium and Marine Parks, generally Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation related issues
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing