Bill · H.R. 2227· House(119-HR-2227)
WOLF Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/18/2025
- Last activity
- 3/18/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Greg Stanton
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The WOLF and Livestock Fairness Act of 2025 seeks to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014. It aims to provide emergency relief to livestock producers whose herds are negatively impacted by Mexican gray wolves. The bill changes livestock indemnity payment rates to ensure specific coverage for wolf attacks. It also directs the Secretary to establish a process for providing emergency relief based on specific formula factors. This includes considering herd size, depredations, management costs, and birth rates.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would farmers be better off under this?+7
Offers direct financial assistance and increased indemnity rates for livestock loss due to wolf depredation.
Would business owners be better off under this?+6
Provides essential financial relief to livestock producers facing losses due to wolf attacks.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+5
Benefits rural economies by supporting the livestock production industry.
The opposite
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-3
The bill focuses on mitigating the impact of predator presence on livestock rather than environmental conservation.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased indemnity payments for livestock losses: Under Section 2, if livestock are attacked by Mexican gray wolves, producers can receive indemnity payments at a rate of s 100 percent of the market value of the affected livestock.
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Emergency relief for producers: Section 3 provides for emergency relief to be used by the Secretary to help producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves.
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Structured relief formula: Section 3(B) requires the development of a formula to determine relief amounts by looking at factors such as herd size, the number of confirmed depredations, increases in management costs, decreases in birth rates, and prevention practices.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers+7Good For Business Owners+6Good For Rural Residents+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2Increases Federal Power+2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+4Improves Environmental Protections-3
- 9/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/22/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/31/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/18/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Juan CiscomaniRepublican · Arizona
Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat · New Mexico
August PflugerRepublican · Texas
David SchweikertRepublican · Arizona
Melanie StansburyDemocrat · New Mexico
Gabe VasquezDemocrat · New Mexico