Manatee Protection Act of 2021
Latest action · Aug 31, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 6, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Manatee Protection Act of 2021
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.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 6, 2021 to Mar 18, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 18, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Aug 6, 2021 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Aug 31, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 31, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Aug 6, 2021Introduced in House
- Aug 6, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 141, August 6, 2021, page H4320.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 131 | Manatee Protection Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 21, 2023 |
| HR 135 | Manatee Protection Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Jan 3, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Manatee Protection Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
