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H.R. 3831 · 119th Congress

Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025

Introduced Jun 6, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summary

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).

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)

  4. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3831.

  5. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3751)

  6. House

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  7. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572.

  8. House

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-658.

  9. House

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  10. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  11. House

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  12. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

Show 3 earlier actions
  1. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  2. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  3. Introduced in House