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Congress·Passed House·2 months ago

House Passes Pet and Livestock Protection Act, Stripping Gray Wolves of Endangered Species Protections

Also known as: Pet and Livestock Protection Act

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ House

211–204

Senate
President

Impacts

Mixed Impacts(2)
Small Business Owner
Neutral
Farmer Rancher
Neutral

Key Points

  • It tells the Interior Department to bring back a 2020 rule that removes gray wolves from federal endangered protections within 60 days.
  • If wolves lose federal protection, states would likely have more control, and hunting or killing problem wolves could become easier in some places.
  • Supporters say this helps protect cattle, sheep, and pets; opponents worry it could lead to more wolves being killed and fewer wolves over time.
  • It also tries to block lawsuits by saying courts cannot review this decision, which could limit the public’s ability to challenge it.
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Milestones

6 milestones25 actions
Dec 18, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Dec 18, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 18, 2025House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 204 (Roll no. 360). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6050)

Dec 18, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 204 (Roll no. 360).

Dec 18, 2025House

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 213 (Roll no. 359).

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within 60 days after the bill becomes law

Interior Department reissues the 2020 rule taking gray wolves off the endangered list

Federal protections for gray wolves would likely drop quickly, and states would have more control over wolf management rules in many places.

Over the first 3–12 months after wolves lose federal protection

States update wolf rules (like hunting seasons, kill permits, and conflict response)

People in wolf areas could see new state rules about when wolves can be killed, how problems are reported, and what happens after livestock or pet attacks.

As soon as the rule is reissued

Wolf-related lawsuits about this specific reissued rule largely stop

Supporters and opponents would have fewer court options to pause or reverse the reissued rule, so the fight shifts to elections, state policy, and Congress.

Vote Results

2 votes
HouseFailedAmendmentDec 18, 2025

On Motion to Recommit

204
213
Democrat
204 – 1 · 8
Republican
0 – 212 · 8
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HousePassedPassageDec 18, 2025

On Passage

211
204
Democrat
5 – 200 · 8
Republican
206 – 4 · 10
View full roll call

Related News

4 articles
MPR News·2 months ago

U.S. House passes bill to remove wolves from endangered species protection list

The U.S. House passed the 'Pet and Livestock Protection Act' (211-204), which would remove gray wolves from federal protection and return management to states. Supporters cite successful recovery, while opponents worry about the future of the species if hunting seasons are reinstated.

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Colorado Public Radio·2 months ago

Boebert bill to remove gray wolf from endangered species list passes the House

The House passed H.R. 845, a bill to delist gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act. Rep. Lauren Boebert argued the species is fully recovered and that federal protections harm ranchers and pets, while Democrats like Rep. Debbie Dingell warned that premature delisting could be dangerous.

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RFD-TV·2 months ago

House Advances Bill to Remove Gray Wolves from Endangered Species Act

House lawmakers passed the Pet and Livestock Protection Act to delist the gray wolf. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association stated that restoring the 2020 rule would provide certainty to cattle producers facing financial and emotional losses from wolf depredation.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Pet and Livestock Protection Act

Bill NumberHR 845
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(37)
R: 37

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