S. 2453: SAVE Right Whales Act
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S. 2453: SAVE Right Whales Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-10 · Animals · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SAVE Right Whales Act
Plain summary
Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019 or the SAVE Right Whales Act This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales ( Eubalaena glacialis ). Specifically, it requires the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance for projects designed to reduce the lethal or sub-lethal effects of human activities on such whales. In addition, Commerce must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder.
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Official text
SAVE Right Whales Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · 5 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2453, SAVE Right Whales Act (2020-02-04)
Cosponsors on this site
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] reported raising $21.3 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 (Reported to Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2453.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s2453 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116