H.R. 3424

Referred to Committee

SEA Act of 2019

Introduced 6/21/2019•116th Congress•House

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Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

7/2/2019 • House

Summary

Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2019 or the SEA Act of 2019

This bill lessens restrictions on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products and also decreases the requirements for obtaining an authorization for incidentally taking marine mammals by harassment. 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.

Introduced in House • 6/21/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Animals

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEndangered and threatened speciesMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesTrade restrictionsWildlife conservation and habitat protection