Saving NEMO Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2025
What it does
The Saving NEMO Act of 2025 would prohibit the take, import, export, possession, sale, purchase, transport, or receipt of any marine reef species designated as a "covered coral reef species" under the bill, including actions that facilitate such violations, with civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance. The Secretary of the Interior would designate covered species based on CITES Appendix II listings or joint determinations with the Secretary of Commerce regarding sustainability risks or high mortality in transport/captivity, with provisions for removal of designation if no substantial harm is found. The bill includes exceptions for scientifically managed take, cooperative breeding,…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.