• The "SWIMS Act of 2026" amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit the exportation, taking, and importation of orcas, beluga whales, false killer whales, and pilot whales for public display purposes, with limited exceptions for transport to marine mammal sanctuaries or release to the wild.
• The bill also amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit breeding or artificial insemination of those same four cetacean species for the purpose of public display.

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