Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8496 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8496 To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a climate impact management plan for the conservation of certain marine mammal species, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Min, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Magaziner, and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a climate impact management plan for the conservation of certain marine mammal species, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. (a) In General.--The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 120 the following: ``SEC. 121. CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. ``(a) Climate Impact Management Plans.-- ``(1) Within 24 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, shall publish in the Federal Register, after notice and opportunity for public comment, a list of those marine mammal species and population stocks in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States for which climate change, alone or in combination or interaction with other factors, is more likely than not to result in a