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H.R. 135

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 135, the Manatee Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 135 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb135/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 135 IH: Manatee Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 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) ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb135/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) sponsors H.R. 135, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 135 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 135 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 135 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 135 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Manatee Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Manatee Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 135 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUBwildlife conservation organizationFlorida11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELIZABETH NEVILLE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUBSAVE THE MANATEE CLUB2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 135 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 135’s is Environmental Protection.

hr135/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 135 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Animal protection and human-animal relationships to Mammals.

hr135/subjects.txt
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEndangered and threatened speciesMammals

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 135, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[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]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com