Direct the Coast Guard to evaluate innovative technologies for whale tracking and alerts.

Sam T. Liccardo · California · Democratic

policy impact 0.48 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 96%

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Occurrences

Evidence

Last Action Date Listed: April 22, 2026. Action: Mr. Liccardo introduced the bill; it was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Liccardo introduced the Save Willy Act in the House, but the bill was only referred to committee and has no recorded enactment or later movement in the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8450 (IH) - Save Willy Act of 2026 | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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The bill would require a pilot program and direct the Secretary, with Coast Guard concurrence, to evaluate new and emerging technologies for detecting, identifying, tracking, or forecasting large cetacean presence.

The bill text shows Liccardo proposed Coast Guard involvement in evaluating whale-tracking and alert technologies, but this is still a proposal rather than implemented policy.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Save Willy Act of 2026 | Congressman Sam Liccardo
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Liccardo introduced the Save Willy Act of 2026, which would direct the relevant federal officials, with Coast Guard concurrence, to evaluate whale-tracking and alert technologies. However, the evidence shows the bill was only introduced and referred to committee as of April 22, 2026, with no enactment or implemented Coast Guard directive. This is a serious legislative attempt toward the promised outcome, but the promised federal action has not been delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%