H.R.556 - Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

To establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: To establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter. as introduced.
  • Short: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act as introduced.
  • Short: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act as reported to house.
  • Short: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act as passed house.

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Result: Passed - July 28, 2009

Roll call number 651 in the House

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 556 Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 72%
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Democrats Voting 'Aye'

Neil Abercrombie
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
John Adler
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
Michael Arcuri
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
Brian Baird
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Melissa Bean
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
Robert Berry
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
John Boccieri
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
Frederick Boucher
Allen Boyd
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
Christopher Carney
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
Travis Childers
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
Kathleen Dahlkemper
Lincoln Davis
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
Artur Davis
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
William Delahunt
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
Steve Driehaus
Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4]
Thomas Edwards
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
Brad Ellsworth
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
Bob Etheridge
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
Bill Foster
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
Barton Gordon
Alan Grayson
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
John Hall
Deborah Halvorson
Phil Hare
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1]
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
Baron Hill
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
Paul Hodes
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
Steve Kagen
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
Patrick Kennedy
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Carolyn Kilpatrick
Mary Jo Kilroy
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
Ann Kirkpatrick
Rep. Larry Kissell [D, NC-8]
Ron Klein
Suzanne Kosmas
Frank Kratovil
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
Daniel Maffei
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
James Marshall
Eric Massa
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
Michael McMahon
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
Kendrick Meek
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
Charles Melancon
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
Walter Minnick
Harry Mitchell
Alan Mollohan
Dennis Moore
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
Scott Murphy
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
Patrick Murphy
John Murtha
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
Glenn Nye
James Oberstar
David Obey
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
Solomon Ortiz
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Thomas Perriello
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]
Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2]
Earl Pomeroy
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
Ciro Rodriguez
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
John Salazar
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
Mark Schauer
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
Joe Sestak
Carol Shea-Porter
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
Ike Skelton
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
Victor Snyder
Zachary Space
Rep. Jackie Speier [D, CA-12]
John Spratt
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
Bart Stupak
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
John Tanner
Gene Taylor
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
Rep. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
Dina Titus
Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
Diane Watson
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
Robert Wexler
Charles Wilson
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
Rep. Steve Austria [R, OH-7]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
Henry Brown
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
Anh Cao
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
Michael Castle
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Vernon Ehlers
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
Parker Griffith
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R, KY-2]
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV]
Bob Inglis
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R, NJ-7]
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
Rep. Christopher Lee [R, NY-26]
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
John McHugh
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
Rep. Bill Posey [R, FL-15]
Adam Putnam
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
Rep. Phil Roe [R, TN-1]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
Mark Souder
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
Rep. Bill Young [R, FL-10]
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Official Summary

7/28/2009--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 23, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United
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7/28/2009--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 23, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act -

(Sec. 2)

Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to carry out a Recovery and Research Program for southern sea otter populations along the coast of California that includes:
(1) monitoring, analysis, and assessment of population demographics, health, mortality, and life history parameters; and
(2) implementation of measures to reduce or eliminate potential factors limiting populations that are related to marine ecosystem health or human activities. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) appoint persons to a southern sea otter recovery implementation team as authorized under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 within a year;
(2) establish a peer-reviewed, merit-based process to award competitive grants for research regarding such otters and for projects assisting the recovery of otter populations; and
(3) establish a peer review panel to provide scientific advice and guidance to prioritize proposals for grants. Authorizes research grant topics to include:
(1) causes of sea otter mortality;
(2) southern sea otter demographics and natural history;
(3) effects and sources of pollutants, nutrients, and toxicants on such otters and sequestration of contaminants;
(4) effects and sources of infectious diseases and parasites affecting such otters;
(5) limitations on the availability of food resources for such otters and the impacts of food limitation on southern sea otter carrying capacity;
(6) interactions between southern sea otters and coastal fisheries and other human activities in the marine environment;
(7) assessment of the keystone ecological role of sea otters in southern and central California's coastal marine ecosystems; and
(8) assessment of the adequacy of emergency response and contingency plans. Authorizes funded recovery projects to include projects to:
(1) protect and recover southern sea otters;
(2) reduce, mitigate, or eliminate potential factors limiting southern sea otter populations that are related to human activities; and
(3) implement emergency response and contingency plans. Requires the Secretary, within 12 months, to report to Congress on:
(1) the status of southern sea otter populations;
(2) implementation of the research and grant programs; and
(3) endangered species consultations regarding southern sea otters. Requires the Secretary, within 24 months and every five years thereafter, to report to Congress and the public on:
(1) an evaluation of southern sea otter health, causes of southern sea otter mortality, and the interactions of southern sea otters with California's coastal marine ecosystems;
(2) an evaluation of actions taken to improve otter health, reduce mortality, and improve southern sea otter habitat;
(3) recommendation for actions to improve otter health, reduce the occurrence of human-related mortality, and improve the health of such coastal marine ecosystems; and
(4) recommendations for funding to implement this Act.

(Sec. 4)

Authorizes appropriations for each of FY2010-FY2015.

(Sec. 5)

Terminates this Act on the date the Secretary publishes a determination that the southern sea otter should be removed from the endangered species and threatened species lists.

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Organizations Supporting H.R.556

  • World Wildlife Fund
  • Association of Zoos and Aquariums
  • The Humane Society of the United States
  • South Carolina Aquarium
  • Friends of the Sea Otter
  • Defenders of Wildlife
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