119th Congress
H.R. 135
Manatee Protection Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Vern Buchanan(R-FL)
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection
- Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (11)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
Added later (10)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL) · Jan 9, 2025
- Daniel Webster (R-FL) · Jan 9, 2025
- Darren Soto (D-FL) · Jan 28, 2025
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI) · Jan 28, 2025
- Kathy Castor (D-FL) · Feb 25, 2025
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL) · May 13, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Oct 21, 2025
- Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) · Dec 18, 2025
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) · Jun 29, 2026
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) · Aug 10, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 3, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House