U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7332: Whale CHARTS Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 21, 2026
To amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for a mapping, surveying, monitoring, and mitigation program for migratory whales and other large cetaceans.
What the bill says
To amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for a mapping, surveying, monitoring, and mitigation program for migratory whales and other large cetaceans.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
To amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for a mapping, surveying, monitoring, and mitigation program for migratory whales and other large cetaceans. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Whale CHARTS Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Mapping, surveying, monitoring, and mitigation program for migratory whales and other large cetaceans (a) In general Section 11303 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 16 U.S.C. 1391 ) is amended-- (1) in the heading, by striking NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR and inserting MAPPING, SURVEYING, MONITORING, AND MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR MIGRATORY WHALES AND OTHER ; (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking near real-time monitoring and inserting mapping, surveying, monitoring, ; (B) by striking (referred to in this section as the Program ) ; and (C) by striking threatened or endangered and inserting migratory whales and other large ; (3) in subsection (b)-- (A) by inserting migratory whales and other before large cetaceans posed ; (B) by inserting migratory whales and other before large cetaceans through ; and (C) by striking the use of near real-time location monitoring and location information and inserting the following: increased and improved data collection, including-- (1) mapping and surveying of migratory whales; (2) monitoring …
Sponsors
- Doris Matsui (D) · primary sponsor
- Nicole Malliotakis (R, HD-011)
- Maxine Dexter (D)
- Vern Buchanan (R, HD-FL-16)
- Sarah Elfreth (D, HD-003)
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- John Rutherford (R, HD-005)
- Mike Quigley (D, HD-005)
- Amata Radewagen (R, HD-000)
- Jared Huffman (D, HD-CA-2)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R, HD-000)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- : Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Mammals, Marine and inland water transportation, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Marine Mammal Commission, Environmental Protection, Endangered and threatened species, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Common questions
- What is HB7332?
- HB7332 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Whale CHARTS Act of 2026.
- What does HB7332 do?
- In its own words: To amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for a mapping, surveying, monitoring, and mitigation program for migratory whales and other large cetaceans.
- What is the status of HB7332?
- In committee as of July 21, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee Hearings Held (July 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7332?
- Doris Matsui (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7332?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7332
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