H.R. 3831 · 119th Congress

Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025

Introduced on Jun 6, 2025 by Daniel Webster (R-FL-11). 5 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 3, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 6, 2025
Cosponsors
5
1 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit feeding sharks in the exclusive economic zone off the State of Florida.

Subjects

  • Fishes
  • Florida
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, May 20, 2026). Public domain.

Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025

This bill prohibits shark feeding in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward of Florida for any purpose other than to harvest sharks, subject to limited exceptions. (Florida state waters generally extend 3 miles from the shore in the Atlantic Ocean and 9 miles from the shore in the Gulf of America. The EEZ is seaward of and adjacent to state waters and generally extends to 200 miles from the U.S. coastline.)

Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to introduce, or attempt to introduce, food or any other substance into these waters to attract sharks for any purpose other than to harvest sharks. Exceptions allow shark feeding (1) for research programs funded by federal appropriations, or (2) to the extent that the feeding presents no public health hazard or safety risk (as determined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or under state law).

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Daniel WebsterR-FL-11Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jun 6, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 6, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jun 6, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jul 16, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. Jul 22, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. May 20, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-658.
  10. May 20, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-658.
  11. May 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572.
  12. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3751)
  14. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3831.
  15. Jun 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)
  16. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)
  17. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Jun 3, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.