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H.R. 135 (119th)

Manatee Protection Act of 2025

Original

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 January 2025

Last action

3 January 2025 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Sponsors

Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Maxwell Frost, Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19], Darren Soto, Hillary Scholten, Kathy Castor, Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large], Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Maria Salazar

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

11 August 2026

Environment

Summary

Manatee Protection Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to include the West Indian manatee ( Trichechus manatus ) in the endangered species list and give the species protections provided to endangered species.

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Timeline

  1. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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