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Manatee Protection Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Vern Buchanan

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Latest action · Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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