House rejects a motion to send the Pet and Livestock Protection Act back to committee
On Motion to Recommit
DEC 18, 2025 · 2:48 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 1 Democrat who crossed. 5 votes short of the 209 needed.
Since 2021 this motion can't change the bill, so it's mostly symbolic.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT →Since 2021 this motion can't change the bill, so it's mostly symbolic.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT →What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to send H.R. 845 back to committee instead of voting on passage. The bill would direct the Interior Department to remove most gray wolves in the lower 48 states from federal endangered-species protections and bar court challenges to that action. The motion failed by 5 votes, short of the 209 needed.
Send H.R. 845 back to committee instead of voting on passage now.
Keep H.R. 845 on the floor for its passage vote.
Requires Interior to remove most gray wolves in the lower 48 states from federal endangered-species protections and bars court challenges to the rule.
Passed the House 211–204 on Dec. 18, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 620 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
209 is a majority of the 417 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Party line, with 1 Democrat crossing1 Democrat crossed. It wasn’t enough.
Every vote on H.R. 845, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 845
- OCT 3Reported by Natural ResourcesREPORTED24–17
- DEC 16#337Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–207
- DEC 16#338On the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–209
- DEC 18#359THIS VOTEMotion to recommitFAILED204–2135 votes short of the 209 needed.
- DEC 18#360On passagePASSED211–2045 Democrats voted yes
Coverage of this vote and its bill6 stories from 6 outlets
- CounterPunch.orgLEFTLauren Boebert's All-Out Anti-Wolf Assault on the ESA
- KOAA News 5Rep. Crank responds to bill that would remove gray wolves from endangered list
- Boulder Daily CameraLEFTHow They Voted: Colorado congressional votes for Dec. 12-18, 2025
- Colorado Springs GazetteCENTERUS House passes Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert's bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
- 2paragraphsCENTERCongresswoman Slams Mike Johnson for Prioritizing Lauren Boebert's Wolf Bill
- The OregonianCENTEROregon congressman Cliff Bentz is pushing to remove gray wolves from Endangered Species Act
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
