House passes the Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Passage
DEC 18, 2025 · 2:52 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans who crossed. 3 votes to spare over the 208 needed.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to pass H.R. 845, which would direct the Interior Department to remove most gray wolves in the lower 48 states from Endangered Species Act protections, except the Mexican wolf, and bar court challenges to the rule. It passed by 3 votes over the 208 needed; passage by one chamber does not make a bill law.
Pass H.R. 845 in the House and send it to the Senate.
Reject H.R. 845 in the House.
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.
208 is a majority of the 415 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 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans crossing5 Democrats and 4 Republicans crossed. It passed.
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#359Motion to recommitFAILED204–213
- DEC 18#360THIS VOTEOn passagePASSED211–2043 votes to spare over the 208 needed.
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.
