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HR 131 118th Congress House Environmental Protection Animal protection and human-animal relationships Endangered and threatened species Mammals

Manatee Protection Act of 2023

Introduced: October 1, 2024 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Manatee Protection Act of 2023

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.

What's happening now February 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 4
Phillips, Dean
· Oct 1, 2024
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · May 28, 2024
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Aug 29, 2023
 R
Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Mar 27, 2023
 D
Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Mar 27, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 9, 2023
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 21, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 10, 2023
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 10, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 131: Manatee Protection Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-131/
MLA
"H.R. 131: Manatee Protection Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-131/.
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H.R. 131, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-131/.
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