HR8496-119

In Committee

Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 27, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H5A7BFDA791924BCC99692E9CECE517C6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026.
  • Section H170504537C1948E58A49B10F3092B5EF: 2. Conservation of marine mammals adversely affected by climate change The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended by...
  • Section HC7CE8399E0D94995BA036CA2DA8F96C2: 121. Conservation of marine mammals adversely affected by climate change Within 24 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Environment, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Environment Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 27, 2026

Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Min, Mr. Cohen, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Environment Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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