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H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, would direct the Department of the Interior to remove gray wolves from the federal Endangered Species List. Specifically, the bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a 2020 rule that delisted gray wolves in the continental United States, except for the Mexican wolf subspecies. A federal court had previously vacated that rule in 2022, which restored gray wolf protections. If enacted, this bill would eliminate those protections and return management authority to individual states.
Proponents of the bill argue that removing federal protections would allow livestock owners and residents in rural areas to better protect their herds, crops, and personal safety from wolf predation. Supporters contend that gray wolf populations in some regions have recovered sufficiently to warrant delisting. The bill would also deny judicial review of the delisting decision, preventing courts from reconsidering the removal of protections.
Opponents argue that gray wolves still require federal protection to recover across their historic range and that removing protections prematurely would jeopardize ongoing recovery efforts. They point out that wolves are only beginning to naturally rehabitate ecosystems in parts of Colorado, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern California. Environmental organizations contend that the bill would undermine the Endangered Species Act and set back conservation successes, particularly in national parks like Yellowstone where wolves have had documented positive ecological impacts.
The House passed the bill in December 2025 by a vote of 211-204. It is now in committee in the Senate, where its prospects remain uncertain.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 18, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 18, 2025
Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jan 31, 2025
Trust the Science Act
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-410, by Mr. Langworthy.
Dec 16, 2025
