The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
HR 845 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Lauren Boebert (R)

Pet and Livestock Protection Act

Requires the Interior Department to remove gray wolf protections under the Endangered Species Act.

Tradeoff

Removes federal protection for gray wolves in the lower 48 states, letting states set their own hunting and management rules. Bars federal courts from reviewing the decision.

What's in it

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Reduces federal spending by an insignificant amount (less than $500,000) over 2025-2035 through elimination of gray wolf permitting fees and reduced ESA enforcement costs.

The negligible federal cost is only the administrative burden of reissuing a rule and reduced permitting overhead — the bill's real impact is removing federal protections for gray wolves and eliminating regulatory requirements for activities that affect them.

H.R. 845, Pet and Livestock Protection Act · Aug 2025

The House passed this 211-204 on December 18, 2025. A failed 204-213 that same day. The bill is now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 31, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 31, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 24 - 17(Apr 9, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-332.

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Environment and Public Works(Dec 18, 2025)

  5. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #359 · Dec 18, 2025)

    204 yeanay 213

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #360 · Dec 18, 2025)

    211 yeanay 204

Passage votes so far· Dec 18, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027