Manatee Protection Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Jan 3, 2025Environmental Protection

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.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Darren Soto

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Maxwell Frost

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Daniel Webster

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Maria Elvira Salazar

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Vernon Buchanan

Sponsor · Republican · FL

Hillary J. Scholten

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Kathy Castor

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Gus M Bilirakis

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman

Cosponsor · Democratic · VA

Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera

Cosponsor · Democratic · PR

Byron Donalds

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Environmental ProtectionAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsEndangered and threatened speciesMammals

Sources & text

Official Congress.gov record ↗Introduced in House ↗Introduced in House ↗Introduced in House ↗

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