H.R. 3133: Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-29 · Animals · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 804.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017

Plain summary

Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 or the SEA Act of 2017 This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to: (1) limit the scope of the moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products, and (2) revise the requirements for obtaining an authorization for incidentally taking by harassment marine mammals (incidental harassment authorizations or IHAs). Harassment is an act of pursuit, torment or annoyance which has the potential to either: (1) injure a marine mammal in the wild; or (2) disturb a marine mammal by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, such as migration or breeding. The bill: (1) allows persons who are not U.S. citizens to make requests to obtain IHAs, (2) eliminates the requirement that the taking occur within a specific geographic region, and (3) permits more than a small number of marine mammals to be taken. Monitoring requirements under an IHA must be efficient and practical. Additionally, the bill eliminates a requirement that IHAs prescribe reporting requirements. Any condition imposed by an IHA for minimizing adverse impacts on marine mammals may not result in more than a minor change to the activity and may not alter the activity's basic design, location, scope, duration, or timing. The bill establishes a process and deadlines for approving or denying IHAs, including a process for extending IHAs. Any taking of a marine mammal in compliance with an IHA is exempt from the prohibitions on takings under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3133, SEA Act of 2017 (2018-02-08)

Cosponsors on this site

Clay Higgins (R-LA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] reported raising $24.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3133.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3133 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115