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HR 843 114th Congress House

Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015

Official title: To prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan as endangered species, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
Animals Endangered and threatened speciesIntergovernmental relationsMammalsMichigan
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MinnesotaState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsin
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015

This bill prohibits any wolf of the species Canis lupus in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.

Each of those states are given exclusive jurisdiction over the management of those wolves within its borders.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1985 Related bill Pacific Northwest Gray Wolf Management Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 25, 2015
Duffy, Sean
· Feb 10, 2015
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Feb 10, 2015
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Feb 10, 2015
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Feb 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 843: Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-843/
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"H.R. 843: Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-843/.
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H.R. 843, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-843/.
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