H.R. 4255
119th Congress
House
Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025
Official title: To remove the Mexican wolf from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEndangered and threatened speciesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 13.
Jan 22, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 22, 2026
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Sep 3, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Aug 29, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Jun 30, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 30, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 13.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED
- SIERRA CLUB
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)
- AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED
- EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
- AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4255: Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4255/
"H.R. 4255: Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4255/.
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