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H.R. 5171119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Sep 8, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025
Introduced:
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The bill would restore a 2020 rule removing federal endangered species protections for gray wolves in Oregon and Washington.
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The bill requires the Interior Secretary to reinstate a 2020 federal rule that removed gray wolves from the endangered species list, applying it specifically to Oregon and Washington within 60 days of enactment. Gray wolves in these two states would then be managed under state wildlife laws instead of the federal Endangered Species Act.
Ranchers, farmers, and landowners dealing with wolf-livestock conflicts in Oregon and Washington; wildlife conservation groups and agencies involved in wolf recovery; rural residents in areas with expanding wolf populations.
Removing federal protections would shift wolf management to state control, which often allows more flexibility for hunting or trapping to address livestock conflicts. The bill does not affect wolf protections in any other state.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.