HR 135
Manatee Protection Act of 2025
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL-16]
- Cosponsors
- 10
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- 2025-01-03
- Latest action
- 2025-01-03: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-01-03: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2025-01-03: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-03: Introduced in House