HR 135
119th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Endangered and threatened species
Mammals
Manatee Protection Act of 2025
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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