# 119-hr-9621: Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026

119-hr-9621, Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9621
- Congress: 119
- Title: Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-18

## Summary

**This bill would create an adaptively managed pinniped program to protect salmon and steelhead, centered on** reducing pinniped predation while keeping navigation and tribal fishing rights intact. It pairs a technology accelerator to block pinnipeds from critical habitat with a tightly limited, permit-based lethal-take path in specified Washington waters.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Columbia River pinniped exclusion program: benefit, low. This bill would create a Columbia River Pinniped Exclusion Technology Accelerator inside NOAA Fisheries, subject to the availability of appropriations. The program would fund and promote devices that keep most pinnipeds from moving upstream into salmon and other anadromous fish habitat in the Colum…
- State and tribal lethal-take permits: mixed, low. This bill would let the State of Washington and eligible western Washington tribes apply for permits to intentionally and humanely remove certain seals and sea lions in Washington rivers and streams. Permits would last up to five years and could be renewed. The Secretary would set application, moni…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9621 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9621)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9621 (as of 2026-09-18).