S. 4948 · 118th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.

Died in committee1k words Introduced Aug 1, 2024 · Latest action Aug 1, 2024

How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedAug 1, 2024 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  5. Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
  6. PresidentNot yet Not reached yet

What it does

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Who lobbies on it

1 organization · 2 filings · Q3 2024–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. National Marine Manufacturers Association 2 of 2 quarters
    “Improving the management and conservation of forage fish; aquatic invasive species management, Everglades and Great Lakes restoration federal funding; PREPARE Act, (pre-disaster mitigation loan program); Congressional Boating Caucus membership; 87 FR 46921, NOAA proposal to expand vessel speed restriction rules for…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $1.2M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

Organizations that named S. 4948 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Aug 1, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Introduced in Senate