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S. 164 115th Congress Senate

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act…

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Introduced: January 17, 2017 Introduced by: Ron Johnson Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Animals Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened speciesJudicial review and appeals
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MammalsMichiganMinnesotaWisconsinWyoming
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
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Jan 17, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 17, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 17, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in Wyoming and the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). In addition, this bill prohibits judicial review of the reissued rules.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3668 SHARE Act
  • HR 424 Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 17, 2017
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 17, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 164: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-164/
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"S. 164: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-164/.
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S. 164, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-164/.
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