HR 845

Pet and Livestock Protection Act

Summary

Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Specifically, the bill requires Interior to reissue the final rule titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and published on November 3, 2020. The rule removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States, except for the Mexican wolf ( C. l. baileyi ) subspecies, from the endangered and threatened species list. However, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the rule on February 10, 2022. As a result, the gray wolf reattained the protection status it had prior to the rule's promulgation. The bill also prohibits the reissuance of the rule from being subject to judicial review.

Bill status

Status
Passed House
Sponsor
Rep. Lauren Boebert [R-CO-4]
Cosponsors
37
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Introduced
2025-01-31
Latest action
2025-12-18: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-12-18: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • 2025-12-18: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2025-12-18: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 204 (Roll no. 360). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6050)
  • 2025-12-18: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 204 (Roll no. 360).
  • 2025-12-18: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 213 (Roll no. 359).

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