# 119-hr-5171: Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025

119-hr-5171, Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR); status introduced (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5171
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Reissues a 2020 rule that removes gray wolves in Oregon and Washington from the Endangered Species Act list.** The bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue that specific final rule (85 Fed. Reg. 69778, published Nov. 3, 2020) within 60 days of enactment and limit its effect to gray wolf populations in Oregon and Washington.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fewer federal wolf protections in Oregon, Washington: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Interior Secretary to reissue a 2020 rule (85 Fed. Reg. 69778; Nov. 3, 2020) within 60 days of enactment. The reissued rule would remove federal Endangered Species Act protection for gray wolves only in the States of Oregon and Washington. Households and busin…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5171 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5171)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5171 (as of 2026-07-25).