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119-hr-4255119th Congress

Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

In Committee

Summary

Would delist the Mexican wolf from the Endangered Species Act. The bill would also nullify specific U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules and bar using Mexico’s recovery status when making future U.S. listing or recovery decisions.

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  • Farmers and ranchers near the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area: the bill would remove federal ESA protections for the Mexican wolf. The bill cites at least 286 wild and about 350 captive Mexican wolves documented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the end of 2024 and cites livestock losses and financial burdens on nearby producers.
  • Federal wildlife management: the bill would nullify two USFWS final rules published in 2015 and 2022, removing those regulatory frameworks that governed the wolf’s listing and the nonessential experimental population.
  • Future U.S. listings and plans: the bill would prohibit the Interior Secretary and USFWS from considering the wolf’s recovery status in Mexico when writing recovery plans or when changing the wolf’s listing status in the United States.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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Fewer federal Mexican wolf rules for landowners

If enacted, the bill would remove the Mexican wolf from the Endangered Species Act lists in the U.S. Two Fish and Wildlife Service rules from 2015 and 2022 would no longer apply. If the wolf is listed again later, the agency would be barred from using Mexico data when planning recovery or changing status. Ranchers, farmers, and rural landowners near wolf habitat could face fewer federal restrictions, while wildlife protections would be reduced. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 6/30/2025

  • Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 7/2/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

Roll Call Votes

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