# 118-hr-8704: To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.

118-hr-8704, To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-837, Part I. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8704
- Congress: 118
- Title: To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.
- Status: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-837, Part I.
- Introduced: 2024-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK), 2024-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2024-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2024-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2024-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2024-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-8704 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8704)

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