Introduce legislation to create a "Whale Desk" at the U.S. Coast Guard's San Francisco station to help report whale sightings and alert vessel operators.

Sam T. Liccardo · California · Democratic

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introduced the Save Willy Act to prevent whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay. The bill establishes a “Whale Desk” in the U.S. Coast Guard’s San Francisco station, where the public and mariners can report sightings and alert vessel operators when whales enter the area

Liccardo says he introduced the Save Willy Act, which would create a Coast Guard whale desk in San Francisco to coordinate sightings and warnings.

Liccardo Introduces “Save Willy Act” to Protect Bay Area Whales | Congressman Sam Liccardo
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Action: Mr. Liccardo (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Hernández, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Lieu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Bill Number: H.R. 8450. Short Title: Save Willy Act of 2026. Full Title: To require a pilot program to enhance existing efforts to mitigate vessel impacts on large cetaceans in the San Francisco Bay region, and for other purposes.

Official bill record shows Liccardo introduced H.R. 8450 on April 22, 2026, matching the promise to introduce Whale Desk legislation, and the bill was referred to committee.

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H.R. 8450 (IH) - Save Willy Act of 2026 | GovInfo
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. LICCARDO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on llllllllllllll. The bill text states it would carry out a pilot program to establish a Cetacean Desk located and manned within the San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service to improve coordination and monitor the presence and location of large cetaceans.

Liccardo's official House PDF contains the introduced bill text creating the Cetacean Desk/Whale Desk concept at the San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service, confirming concrete legislative action within the lookback window.

delivered same_term A for effort

Save Willy Act of 2026 | Congressman Sam Liccardo
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The promise was specifically to introduce legislation creating a Whale Desk/Cetacean Desk at the U.S. Coast Guard's San Francisco vessel traffic operation. Evidence shows Rep. Sam Liccardo introduced H.R. 8450, the Save Willy Act of 2026, during his current House term, and the bill text matches the promised San Francisco-based cetacean monitoring/reporting desk concept. Because the commitment was to introduce legislation, committee referral without enactment is enough to count as delivered.

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