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2025-12-19T09:07:09Z
House
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HR
2025-01-03
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/135
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUCHANAN:H.R. 135.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To designate the West Indian Manatee as an endangeredspecies under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.[Page H40]
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Natural Resources Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-01-03T16:25:05Z
- 2025-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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House floor actions
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Natural Resources Committee
- 2025-01-03
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Vern
Buchanan
R
FL
16
N
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Maxwell
Frost
D
FL
10
2025-01-03
True
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Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
Daniel
Webster
R
FL
11
2025-01-09
False
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Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Byron
Donalds
R
FL
19
2025-01-09
False
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Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Darren
Soto
D
FL
9
2025-01-28
False
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
Hillary
Scholten
D
MI
J.
3
2025-01-28
False
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Kathy
Castor
D
FL
14
2025-02-25
False
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Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Gus
Bilirakis
R
FL
M.
12
2025-05-13
False
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Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
Eugene
Vindman
D
VA
Simon
7
2025-10-21
False
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Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
Pablo
Hernández
D
PR
Jose
0
2025-12-18
False
Environmental Protection
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
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- Endangered and threatened species
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- Mammals
2025-02-25T16:24:04Z
Environmental Protection
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00
2025-01-03
Introduced in House
2025-02-14T15:51:47Z
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.

Manatee Protection Act of 2025
- Display Title
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Manatee Protection Act of 2025
2025-01-30T10:53:20Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Manatee Protection Act of 2025
2025-01-30T10:53:17Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
2025-01-30T10:48:23Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2025-01-03T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr135ih/xml/BILLS-119hr135ih.xml
2025-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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