Whale CHARTS Act of 2026
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 26
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2026
What it does
The Whale CHARTS Act of 2026 would amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to establish a comprehensive program for mapping, surveying, monitoring, and mitigating risks to migratory whales and other large cetaceans in U.S. waters. It would require the Under Secretary of Defense, in coordination with federal agencies and stakeholders, to produce high-resolution distribution and predictive maps of migratory whale habitats, conduct surveys of understudied species, and develop detection technologies through a competitive grant program administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The bill also mandates regular reviews of mapping efforts and…
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Doris Matsui
- Adam Smith
- Aumua Amata Radewagen
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Earl Carter
- Frank Pallone
- George Latimer
- Gus Bilirakis
- James (Jim) Moylan
- Jared Huffman
- Jennifer Kiggans
- John Rutherford
- Julia Brownley
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds
- Maxine Dexter
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Quigley
- Nancy Mace
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Sarah Elfreth
- Seth Moulton
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Thomas Suozzi
- Vern Buchanan
- Young Kim
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Where it goes next
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