H.R. 845 · 119th Congress

Pet and Livestock Protection Act

Introduced on Jan 31, 2025 by Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4). 37 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 18, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 31, 2025
Cosponsors
37
0 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Department of the Interior
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Mammals

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 31, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Lauren BoebertR-CO-4Sponsor

Republicans · 37

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Procedural· Failed 204–213
  2. On Passage
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 211–204

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 31, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Mar 18, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
  9. Oct 3, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-332.
  10. Oct 3, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-332.
  11. Oct 3, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.
  12. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseRules 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.
  13. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H6049-6056)
  14. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseRule 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.
  15. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 845.
  16. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  17. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseMr. Huffman moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6056)
  18. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  19. Dec 18, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED 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.
  20. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6070-6072)
  21. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 213 (Roll no. 359).House · Roll call 359
  22. Dec 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 204 (Roll no. 360).House · Roll call 360
  23. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 204 (Roll no. 360). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6050)House · Roll call 360
  24. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  25. Dec 18, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED6 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  2. HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND6 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. Hunter Nation Inc.6 reports
  4. Sierra Club6 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)
  5. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE5 reports
    $470K reported (all issues)
  6. PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU5 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  7. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation5 reports
  8. NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC.4 reports
    $7.5M reported (all issues)
  9. Animal Welfare Institute fka Society for Animal Protective Legislation3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  10. Earthjustice Action3 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  11. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC3 reports
    $740K reported (all issues)
  12. Americans for Prosperity2 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)
  13. National Parks Conservation Association2 reports
    $266.7K reported (all issues)
  14. PUBLIC LANDS COUNCIL2 reports
    $15K reported (all issues)
  15. Colorado Farm Bureau1 report
  16. MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION1 report

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.