In committee
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
This bill removes the gray wolf from the federal endangered species list, ending federal protections across the lower 48 states. Responsibility for managing wolf populations—including setting rules for hunting, trapping, and defending pets and livestock—would shift to state and tribal wildlife agencies. In addition, the bill bars federal courts from reviewing or overturning the removal of these protections.
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill targets a wildlife species regulatory status without specifying population figures.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 845, Pet and Livestock Protection Act, 2025-08-28); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
Reach40provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Pollution & development−40Courts & liability−30Animal protection−40
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it burdens
- Department of the InteriorMust reissue the November 3, 2020 final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife within 60 days of enactment under Section 2.
Who opposes it
- Prospective challengers to the delisting ruleAre barred from challenging or seeking judicial review in court regarding the reissuance of the rule removing gray wolf protections under Section 3.
The provisions, in plain language.
Directs the Department of the Interior to reissue its November 2020 final rule removing the gray wolf from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife within 60 days of enactment.
Prohibits courts from reviewing or hearing legal challenges to the reissued rule removing federal protections for the gray wolf.