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Pet and Livestock Protection Act

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Introduced:
Jan 31, 2025
Policy Area:
Environmental Protection

Bill Statistics

11
Actions
37
Cosponsors
0
Summaries
6
Subjects
2
Text Versions
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Here's a comprehensive analysis of the Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845):

Executive Summary

This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a 2020 rule that removed the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the federal endangered species list. The legislation would effectively delist the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and notably, prohibits judicial review of this action.

Key Provisions

  • Mandates reissuance of the November 3, 2020 final rule (85 Fed. Reg. 69778) that removed gray wolves from the endangered species list
  • Establishes a 60-day deadline for the Secretary of the Interior to implement the reissuance
  • Explicitly prevents any judicial review of the delisting decision
  • Maintains the exact specifications of the 2020 rule without modifications

Impact Analysis

Who would be affected:

  • Ranchers and farmers who face livestock predation from wolves
  • Pet owners in areas with wolf populations
  • Wildlife conservation groups and environmentalists
  • State wildlife management agencies
  • Native American tribes with cultural and practical ties to wolf populations

Potential benefits:

  • Greater flexibility for states to manage wolf populations
  • Enhanced ability to protect livestock and pets from wolf predation
  • Reduced regulatory burden on land use and development

Potential concerns:

  • Possible negative impact on wolf population recovery
  • Elimination of federal protections for gray wolves
  • Removal of judicial oversight for the delisting decision

Funding & Implementation

  • No direct funding provisions mentioned in the bill
  • Implementation responsibility falls to the Department of the Interior
  • 60-day implementation timeline from enactment
  • Relies on existing administrative framework from the 2020 rule

Political Context

Type of legislation:

  • Environmental regulatory legislation
  • Amendment to existing endangered species regulations

Political considerations:

  • Sponsored by Rep. Boebert with multiple Republican co-sponsors
  • Likely to face opposition from environmental groups and conservation advocates
  • Controversial due to the provision preventing judicial review
  • Represents ongoing debate between agricultural/rural interests and environmental protection advocates

The bill reflects the continuing tension between wildlife conservation efforts and the interests of livestock producers and rural communities affected by wolf populations. The prohibition of judicial review is a particularly notable aspect that could generate significant legal and political debate.

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Latest Action

Oct 3, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.

Actions (11)

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.
Type: Calendars | Source: House floor actions | Code: H12410
Oct 3, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-332.
Type: Committee | Source: House floor actions | Code: H12200
Oct 3, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-332.
Type: Committee | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 5000
Oct 3, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H19000
Apr 9, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H15001
Apr 9, 2025
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H25000
Apr 9, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H21000
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 31, 2025

Subjects (6)

Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Endangered and threatened species Environmental Protection (Policy Area) Environmental regulatory procedures Mammals

Cosponsors (20 of 37)

Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
(R-MN)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
(R-WI)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]
(R-CO)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
(R-WY)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]
(R-NC)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
(R-MD)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
(R-WI)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
(R-AZ)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
(R-MN)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
(R-WI)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]
(R-OR)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
(R-ID)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]
(R-CO)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
(R-MN)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
(R-MT)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]
(R-CO)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]
(R-AZ)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]
(R-AK)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
(R-AZ)
Jan 31, 2025
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
(R-MI)
Jan 31, 2025
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Text Versions (2)

Reported in House

Oct 3, 2025
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Introduced in House

Jan 31, 2025
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Full Bill Text

Length: 3,169 characters Version: Reported in House Version Date: Oct 3, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 9, 2025 1:32 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 845 Reported in House

(RH) ]

<DOC>

Union Calendar No. 285
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 845

[Report No. 119-332]

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.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 31, 2025

Ms. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bergman, Mr.
Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Crank, Mr. Crane, Mr. Downing, Mr.
Emmer, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Finstad, Mrs.
Fischbach, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Grothman, Ms. Hageman, Mr.
Harris of Maryland, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Kennedy of
Utah, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Ogles,
Mr. Perry, Mr. Steil, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Van Orden, and Mr. Wied)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources

October 3, 2025

Additional sponsors: Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Clyde,
Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Rulli, and Mr. Baumgartner

October 3, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
31, 2025]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Pet and Livestock Protection Act''.
SEC. 2.
THREATENED WILDLIFE.

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section,
the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule entitled
``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 (85 Fed. Reg. 69778).
SEC. 3.

Reissuance of the final rule under
section 2 shall not be subject to judicial review.
to judicial review.
Union Calendar No. 285

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 845

[Report No. 119-332]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

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.

_______________________________________________________________________

October 3, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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