Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025

This bill expands the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program to include separate grants to rescue sea turtles for the next seven years. 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.

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB843 Drafts & Versions

Introduced