U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 135
Manatee Protection Act of 2025
To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Vern BuchananR-FL-16
- Introduced
- January 3, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (11)
7 Democrats, 4 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10
Signed on later
- Byron DonaldsR-FL-19January 9, 2025
- Daniel WebsterR-FL-11January 9, 2025
- Hillary J. ScholtenD-MI-3January 28, 2025
- Darren SotoD-FL-9January 28, 2025
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14February 25, 2025
- Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12May 13, 2025
- Eugene Simon VindmanD-VA-7October 21, 2025
- Pablo José HernándezD-PR-ALDecember 18, 2025
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25June 29, 2026
- Maria Elvira SalazarR-FL-27August 10, 2026