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HR2227119th CongressWALLET

WOLF Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]

Introduced

Summary

100 percent indemnity for Mexican gray wolf attacks. This bill would set federal payments equal to full market value for livestock killed by Mexican gray wolves and create a new emergency relief program for affected producers.

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  • Livestock producers: Producers with confirmed Mexican gray wolf attacks would receive indemnity payments equal to 100 percent of the market value of the affected animals as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
  • Emergency relief program: The Department of Agriculture would use available funds each fiscal year to provide emergency relief. The Secretary must create a formula within 180 days that considers herd size, state-level confirmed depredations, five-year changes in management costs and birth rates, and the producer's prevention practices.
  • Agencies and oversight: The Secretary would consult the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service when developing the formula and must report annually on amounts distributed and number of producers assisted starting one year after the first payments.
  • Other losses: The bill preserves the existing indemnity framework for non-wolf livestock losses.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Full pay for wolf-killed livestock

If enacted, eligible livestock producers would get indemnity payments equal to 100% of the market value for animals killed by Mexican gray wolves. The Secretary of Agriculture would set the market value as of the applicable date under the program. This would apply only to eligible producers and only to attacks by Mexican gray wolves. It would take effect upon enactment.

Emergency relief for herds harmed by wolves

If enacted, USDA would run a yearly emergency-relief program for livestock producers whose herds are harmed by Mexican gray wolves. You could get funds only if the Secretary finds your herd was adversely affected. Within 180 days, the Secretary would set a formula that considers herd size, state depredation rates, five-year changes in management costs and herd birth rates, and your prevention practices reported through the existing wolf program. The program would use funds available each fiscal year, so payments would depend on funding. USDA would consult other agencies and report to Congress one year after relief starts and every year after, with total dollars paid and number of producers helped.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

  • Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

  • Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 3/31/2025

  • Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 8/22/2025

  • Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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