Whale CHARTS Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Whale CHARTS Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Defense, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HB3216DF4CB1E422C9ACA2688C082EC7F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Whale CHARTS Act of 2026.
- Section H8D8F882CB54449FFA6E30531AABAC3F4: 2. Mapping, surveying, monitoring, and mitigation program for migratory whales and other large cetaceans Section 11303 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Whale CHARTS Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Defense, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, Whale CHARTS Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Ms. Matsui (for herself, Ms. Malliotakis, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Buchanan, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Marine Mammal Commission established by section 201(a) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1401(a)). The term migratory whale means all species within either— the suborder Mysticeti
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