Pet and Livestock Protection Act

What this measure contains

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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• Engrossed in House · Official document ↗· Dec 18, 2025
• Referred in Senate · Official document ↗· Dec 18, 2025
• Reported in House · Official document ↗· Oct 3, 2025
• Introduced in House · Official document ↗· Jan 31, 2025

Legislative path

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1. Introduced in House
2. Reported in House
3. Referred in Senate
4. Engrossed in Houseby House passage

Decision stages

1. Dec 18, 2025 · House

   House motion to recommit on Reported in House: Failed

   204 aye · 213 no · 16 not voting · Source roll call

2. Dec 18, 2025 · House

   House passage on Reported in House: Passed, reported as Engrossed in House

   211 aye · 204 no · 18 not voting · Source roll call

House members along the path

Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

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Legislative history

1. Jan 31, 2025

   Introduced in House

2. Jan 31, 2025

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

3. Mar 18, 2025

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

4. Mar 25, 2025

   Subcommittee Hearings Held

5. Apr 9, 2025

   Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

6. Apr 9, 2025

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

7. Apr 9, 2025

   Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.

8. Oct 3, 2025

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-332.

9. Oct 3, 2025

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.

10. Dec 16, 2025

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.

11. Dec 18, 2025

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H6049-6056)

12. Dec 18, 2025

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.

13. Dec 18, 2025

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 845.

14. Dec 18, 2025

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

15. Dec 18, 2025

    Mr. Huffman moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6056)

16. Dec 18, 2025

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

17. Dec 18, 2025

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 845, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

18. Dec 18, 2025

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6070-6072)

19. Dec 18, 2025

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

20. Dec 18, 2025

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

21. Dec 18, 2025

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

22. Dec 18, 2025

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

23. Dec 18, 2025

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

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