House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025
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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 6, 2025
- Committee actionMar 5, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 2, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 3, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3831.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3831, Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025” on May 27, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 20, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62486
- CBO publication date
- May 27, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3831, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3831
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-658 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 20, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 20, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/658
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3831, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3831
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 97, June 6, 2025, Page H2535):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 6, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3831, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3831
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), W. Steube (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Webster.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.