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HR 135 · in committee · significant

Manatee Protection Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Interior Department to add the West Indian manatee to the endangered species list.
  • Manatees and organizations involved in marine conservation and waterway management are affected.
  • The bill uses existing endangered species protections without specifying additional federal costs or timeline.

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  1. 01

    How would listing West Indian manatees as endangered affect current waterway management practices and boat regulations in states like Florida?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports that federal endangered species protections would be more effective than Florida's current state-level manatee conservation programs?

  3. 03

    Who bears the compliance costs if businesses and recreational boaters must follow stricter federal restrictions under the Endangered Species Act?

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Sponsor · R-FL-16

Vern Buchanan

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Introduced 2025-01-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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