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H.R. 2323: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

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H.R. 2323: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-05-12 · Animals · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1832)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-05-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1832) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

Plain summary

Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to carry out a recovery program for southern sea otter populations along the coast of California. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a Southern Sea Otter Health Assessment Plan; (2) collect and analyze tissue samples from southern sea otters; and (3) submit the tissue to the Secretary of Commerce for inclusion in the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank to allow for managed access to such tissues by other researchers. Requires the Secretary to: (1) award competitive grants to support research regarding southern sea otters; and (2) establish the Southern Sea Otter Recovery Implementation Team to make recommendations on overall implementation of the southern sea otter recovery program and research goals and review the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee. Requires the Team to establish the Subcommittee to evaluate the scientific merit and quality of southern sea otter research proposals submitted for funding and make funding recommendations.

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Official text

Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] · 29 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ed Case (D-HI), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr2323 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109