# 117-hr-5957: To reduce risks to marine mammals, and for other purposes.

117-hr-5957, To reduce risks to marine mammals, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5957
- Congress: 117
- Title: To reduce risks to marine mammals, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Introduced: 2021-11-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill sets forth provisions to establish (1) vessel speed restrictions to reduce injuries to marine mammals, and (2) a variety of new programs to protect marine mammals.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5957 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5957)

## Related
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- [117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5727)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
- [117-hr-4402: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4402)
- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5957 (as of 2025-11-18).