# 117-hr-6785: Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022

117-hr-6785, Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6785
- Congress: 117
- Title: Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2022-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022 This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Specifically, it requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide financial assistance for projects designed to reduce the lethal and sub-lethal effects of human activities on North Atlantic right whales. In addition, NOAA must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6785 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6785)

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