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H.R.4946

H.R.4946: Manatee Protection Act of 2021

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Introduced Aug. 6, 2021
Latest Major Action Aug. 31, 2021
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Bill Sponsor

Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)

Bill Cosponsors

29 (17 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

Darren Soto (D-Fla.)
Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.)
Val Demings (D-Fla.)
Al Lawson (D-Fla.)
Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)
Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)
Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)
Charlie Crist (D-Fla.)
Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.)
Michael Waltz (R-Fla.)
Lois Frankel (D-Fla.)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)
Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)
Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.)
Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
John Rutherford (R-Fla.)
Scott Franklin (R-Fla.)
Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)
Daniel Webster (R-Fla.)
Brian Mast (R-Fla.)
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)
Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.)
Dean Phillips (D-Minn.)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)
Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)

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Introduced in House - Aug. 6, 2021

Bill 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.

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
Aug. 31, 2021	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Aug. 6, 2021	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug. 6, 2021	Introduced in the House by Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)

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