# 119-hr-135: Manatee Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-135, Manatee Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-12).

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- As of: 2026-08-12
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-135
- Congress: 119
- Title: Manatee Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-12

## Summary

**Designates the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.** This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to add the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) to the federal endangered species list published under section 4(c) of the Act. That listing would bring the species under the Act's protective regimes. The bill also establishes the short title the Manatee Protection Act of 2025.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New endangered-species rules in manatee areas: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would list the West Indian manatee as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Interior would add the species to the federal endangered list and apply endangered-species protections. Activities in manatee habitat that harm, harass, or change habitat would likely need permi…

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- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-135 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/135)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-135 (as of 2026-08-12).