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,
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1Short title
This section says the Act can be called the "Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025."
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1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025 .
2Removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife
This section would require the Secretary of the Interior, within 60 days after this section becomes law, to reissue a specific final rule: the one titled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife," which was originally published on November 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 69778). Reissuing that rule would remove the gray wolf from the federal list of endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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2. Removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule entitled 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 (85 Fed. Reg. 69778).
3No judicial review
This section would bar courts from reviewing the Secretary of the Interior's reissuance of the rule described in section 2. No court could hear a legal challenge to that specific action.
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3. No judicial review
Reissuance of the final rule under section 2 shall not be subject to judicial review.
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of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
38
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONvia NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION
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PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUvia PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
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HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDvia HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)
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SIERRA CLUBvia SIERRA CLUB
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DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEvia DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
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AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYvia AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
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EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONvia EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
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LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSvia LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
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From 45 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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