[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3831 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3831

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2025

   Mr. Webster of Florida (for himself and Mr. Soto) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEEDING SHARKS IN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF 
              STATE OF FLORIDA.

    Section 317 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1866) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the State'' and inserting ``the States''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting ``and Florida'' after ``Hawaii''.
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