Reissue gray wolf delisting rule

Full Title:
A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Summary#

This bill requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 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" (85 Fed. Reg. 69778, November 3, 2020). The Director must reissue that final rule no later than 60 days after the bill becomes law. The bill also states that the reissuance shall not be subject to judicial review. The bill was introduced in the Senate on April 4, 2025, and was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

What it means for you#

The bill directs the Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a 2020 rule that removes the gray wolf from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and it bars courts from reviewing that reissuance. No publicly available information on other direct effects on individuals, states, or wildlife management beyond the required reissuance and the ban on judicial review.

Expenses#

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