Manatee Protection Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-135
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Endangered and threatened species

Mammals
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Manatee Protection Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of the Interior to include the West Indian manatee (<em>Trichechus manatus</em>) in the endangered species list and give the species protections provided to endangered species.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Buchanan (for himself and Mr. Frost ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manatee Protection Act of 2025 . 2. West Indian manatee designated endangered species (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the species known as the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) shall be treated as an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (b) Listing of West Indian manatee Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall include the species known as the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in the endangered species list published under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(c) ).