Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

House Bill

H.R. 764

119th Congress

Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

In Committee

Introduced:May 20, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Lauren Boebert

Representative

Republican

CO-4

Cosponsors

25

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Animals

Summary

This bill would remove federal protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. It would require the Department of the Interior to reinstate a 2020 rule that removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 states, except for the Mexican gray wolf subspecies, from the endangered and threatened species list.

Latest Action

Received in the Senate.

SponsorLauren Boebert (R-CO)

Introduced5/20/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

ChamberHouse

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Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

This bill would remove federal protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. It would require the Department of the Interior to reinstate a 2020 rule that removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 states, except for the Mexican gray wolf subspeci

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This bill would remove federal protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. It would require the Department of the Interior to reinstate a 2020 rule that removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 states, except for the Mexican gray wolf subspecies, from the endangered and threatened species list.

Bill Number: 764
Sponsor: Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
Introduced: 5/20/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy Area: Animals

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Fact Sheet

Title: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
Bill Number: 764
Sponsor: Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced: 5/20/2025
Summary: This bill would remove federal protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. It would require the Department of the Interior to reinstate a 2020 rule that removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 states, except for the Mexican gray wolf subspecies, from the endangered and threatened s

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would remove federal protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. It would require the Department of the Interior to reinstate a 2020 rule that removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 states, except for the Mexican gray wolf subspecies, from the endangered and threatened species list.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Trust the Science Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Specifically, the bill requires Interior to 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 and published on November 3, 2020. The rule removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States, except for the Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi) subspecies, from the endangered and threatened species list. However, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the rule on February 10, 2022. As a result, the gray wolf reattained the protection status it had prior to the rule's promulgation. The bill also prohibits the reissuance of the rule from being subject to judicial review.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Removes federal protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act
Requires the Department of the Interior to reinstate a 2020 rule that removed the gray wolf from the endangered and threatened species list
Prohibits the reissued rule from being subject to judicial review

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would affect the conservation and management of gray wolves across the United States. Gray wolves would lose their federal endangered and threatened status, which could lead to increased hunting, trapping, and other population control measures by state wildlife agencies. This could have significant impacts on gray wolf populations and their ecological role in the regions where they are found.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Animals

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of the Interior

Endangered and threatened species

Environmental regulatory procedures

Mammals

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

764, 119th Congress (2025). "Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-764

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