Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026

This bill would require the Secretary of Commerce, working with the Marine Mammal Commission, to publish within 24 months a list of marine mammal species and populations in U.S. waters that climate change is likely to harm. For each listed species, the Secretary would have to write a climate impact management plan with conservation measures and issue regulations to carry it out. Other federal agencies would have to make sure their actions are consistent with these plans. The bill would also create a monitoring program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and authorize $16 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 across three agencies.

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Sponsors

• Julia Brownley Democrat sponsor
• 8 cosponsors