S. 3119 · 115th Congress · enacted
Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act
Became Public Law No: 115-329.
Latest official action 2018-12-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to kill sea lions in a portion of the Columbia River and certain tributaries in order to protect certain fish from sea lion predation. Specifically, the permits may be issued to protect (1) endangered or threatened species of salmon, steelhead, or eulachon; and (2) species of lamprey or sturgeon that are listed as a species of concern. Permits may be issued to kill sea lions only if the sea lions are part of a population that is not categorized as depleted or strategic. The cumulative annual taking of sea lions each year under all such permits is limited to 10% of the annual potential biological removal level (the maximum number of animals that may be removed from a marine mammal stock while allowing that stock to reach or maintain its optimum sustainable population). In addition, the takings must be humane. NOAA must suspend the issuance of the permits if, after five years, lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect fish from s…
Congressional Research Service · 2018-12-18
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
James E. Risch
Senate · ID · Republican
$1,137,421PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maria Cantwell
Senate · WA · Democratic
-$11,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Crapo
Senate · ID · Republican
$556,775PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NORPAC$18,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $18,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $7,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $7,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$15,000
DAKOTA PAC$15,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$14,500
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $2,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC$13,500
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $3,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordK&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)$13,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $6,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$12,500
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$12,500
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $2,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC$12,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $7,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$12,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$11,875
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$11,500
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$11,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $6,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordPROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC$11,500
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$11,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $7,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$10,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSURED GUARANTY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASSURED GUARANTY PAC)$10,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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