119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
Manatee Protection Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 3, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Environmental Protection
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Animal protection and human-animal relationships · Endangered and threatened species · Mammals
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5 citations.
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
- Fully oppose HR 1897 (ESA Amendments Act of 2025) - Fully support HR 135 (Manatee Protection Act of 2025) - Support fully funding the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program in the Appropriations Act - Fully support HR 8919 (Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
- Fully oppose HR 1897 (ESA Amendments Act of 2025) - Fully support HR 135 (Manatee Protection Act of 2025) - Support fully funding the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program in the Appropriations Act - Fully support HR 8919 (Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 135- the Manatee Protection Act H.R. 181 - Artificially propagated species H.R. 1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025 H.R. 3188 - Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2025…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Animals
Amount not reported
- Fully oppose HR 1897 (ESA Amendments Act of 2025) - Fully support HR 135 (Manatee Protection Act of 2025) - Support fully funding the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program in the Appropriations Act - Fully support HR 8919 (Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
Amount not reported
- Fully oppose HR 1897 (ESA Amendments Act of 2025) - Fully support HR 135 (Manatee Protection Act of 2025) - Support fully funding the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program in the Appropriations Act - Fully support HR 8919 (Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing