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H.R. 845: Pet and Livestock Protection Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-31 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Official title

Pet and Livestock Protection Act

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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.

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Pet and Livestock Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] · 37 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 845, Pet and Livestock Protection Act (2025-08-28)

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Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Troy Downing (R-MT), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Tony Wied (R-WI), Max L. Miller (R-OH), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr845 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills