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H.R. 5171

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5171, the Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 8, 2025 by Rep. Cliff Bentz (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Sep 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 5171 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb5171/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5171 IH: Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5171  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 8, 2025   Mr. Bentz  (for himself and  Mr. Newhouse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to gray wolves.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025  .
2.
Reissuance of final rule relating to gray wolves
(a)
In general
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 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).
(b)
Application
The final rule reissued under subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to gray wolf populations in the States of Oregon and Washington.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to gray wolves.

Sponsors

Rep. Cliff Bentz (R) sponsors H.R. 5171, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5171 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Sep 8, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5171 has taken 2 actions since Sep 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 5171 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5171 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to gray wolves. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5171 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Homeland Security, Immigration, Natural Resources, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND—District of Columbia14—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)14—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AIMEE COLLINS-MANDEVILLE114
ANNA MARIE MALLOY114
GILLIAN LYONS114
JENNIFER ESKRA114
MIRIAM BRODY114
SARA AMUNDSON114
TIFFANY MENDOZA-FARFAN114
TRACIE LETTERMAN114
WELDON COUSINS114
CASSIE FERRI112
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL112
DANIEL MOSS112
MARY BEETHAM112
ROBERT DEWEY112
TAYLOR RUSH112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2026 second_quarter$280K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2025 third_quarter$250K3rd Quarter - Report
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2026 first_quarter$220K1st Quarter - Report
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2025 fourth_quarter$180K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5171 under Animals, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5171’s is Animals.

hr5171/policy-areas.txt
AnimalsAgriculture and FoodArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5171, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 146 (Monday, September 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BENTZ:H.R. 5171.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill will delist the Gray Wolf from the EndangeredSpecies Act in the following states of Oregon and Washington.[Page H3893]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com