119th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit feeding sharks in the exclusive economic zone off the State of Florida.
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
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,
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”.