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H.R. 3831 119th Congress House

Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit feeding sharks in the exclusive economic zone off the State of Florida.

Introduced: June 6, 2025 Introduced by: Daniel Webster Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources FishesFloridaMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:00 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:00 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:00 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:55 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3751)
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:00 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:55 PM EDT
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:55 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3831.
May 20, 2026
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-658.
May 20, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572.
Mar 5, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 5, 2026
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Jul 22, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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What's happening now June 3, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025

This bill prohibits shark feeding in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward of Florida for any purpose other than to harvest sharks, subject to limited exceptions. (Florida state waters generally extend 3 miles from the shore in the Atlantic Ocean and 9 miles from the shore in the Gulf of America. The EEZ is seaward of and adjacent to state waters and generally extends to 200 miles from the U.S. coastline.)

Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to introduce, or attempt to introduce, food or any other substance into these waters to attract sharks for any purpose other than to harvest sharks. Exceptions allow shark feeding (1) for research programs funded by federal appropriations, or (2) to the extent that the feeding presents no public health hazard or safety risk (as determined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or under state law).

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Aug 1, 2025
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 16, 2025
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Haridopolos, Mike
Florida · Jul 14, 2025
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jun 24, 2025
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 6, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3831: Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3831/
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