119th Congress Environmental Protection
H.R. 135: Manatee Protection Act of 2025
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Maxwell Frost D-FLOriginal
- Byron Donalds R-FL
- Daniel Webster R-FL
- Darren Soto D-FL
- Hillary Scholten D-MI
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- Pablo José Hernández Rivera D-PR
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Maria Salazar R-FL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Vern Buchanan SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Vern Buchanan.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.