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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6785" measure-id="id117hr6785" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-02-18" update-date="2022-03-03">
        <title>Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022</title>
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            <action-date>2022-02-18</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales (<i>Eubalaena glacialis</i>).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>In addition, NOAA must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder.</p>]]></summary-text>
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