H.R. 3831 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 5 (1 D, 4 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2025-06-06
Latest action (2026-06-03): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What H.R. 3831 does, in plain terms
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).
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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