Manatee Protection Act of 2023
Summary
Manatee Protection Act of 2023 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Feb 21, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vern Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Webster
RRepublican
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
Co
Hillary J. Scholten
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Castor
DDemocratic
Co
Maxwell Frost
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Cohen
DDemocratic
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