HR 3831
Passed a chamber
Extends the federal ban on feeding sharks in the U.S. exclusive economic zone to waters off Florida, adding Florida to the existing Hawaii prohibition in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Official title: Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
06-JUN-2025
Referred
06-JUN-2025
Approved by committee
05-MAR-2026
Reported
20-MAY-2026
On the calendar
20-MAY-2026
Passed
02-JUN-2026
Senate
Received
03-JUN-2026
- Amends Section 317 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which sets the rules for feeding sharks in the exclusive economic zone
- Adds Florida alongside Hawaii in the prohibition on feeding sharks in the exclusive economic zone
- Changes the provision's reference from 'the State' to 'the States' so it covers more than one state
- Is cited as the Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (20-MAY-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 02-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
Public Lands and Natural Resources
■ 4 R■ 1 D
4 Republicans
1 Democrat