Today, H.R.1897, ESA Amendments Act of 2025, is in the House Natural Resources full committee mark-up to determine if it should go to a vote before the entire House. This bill amends and adds clarity to some of the statutory definitions, focuses on species recovery and streamlines the ESA permitting process, provides incentives for recovery listed species, promotes agency accountability, and creates a backstop against frivolous litigation. 

Tomorrow, H.R.845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act is scheduled to be voted on by the full House. This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to remove gray wolves from the list of endangered and threatened species in the lower-48 states and return their management to the states. Last year, a similar bill passed the House but never passed the Senate. 

The gray wolf has become a poster child for ESA reform. They have been tied up in listing decisions and litigation for two decades, and the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation has been there every step of the way. 

Both of these bills would benefit sportsmen across the country, and Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation applauds Congress for taking on these issues.