WOlf and Livestock Fairness Act of 2025 or the WOLF Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves.
Specifically, the bill directs the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) to provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves. USDA must develop a formula to determine the amount of emergency relief to provide to a producer of livestock. Among other factors, the formula must take into consideration the herd size of the producer and the average annual increase in management costs for producers in the state due to Mexican gray wolves.
Additionally, the bill modifies USDA's Livestock Indemnity Program. In the case of attacks on livestock by Mexican gray wolves, the bill increases the payment rate from 75% to 100% of the market value of the affected livestock.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2227 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2227
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide emergency relief to
producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray
wolves, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2025
Mr. Stanton (for himself, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Pfluger)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide emergency relief to
producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray
wolves, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``WOlf and Livestock Fairness Act of
2025'' or the ``WOLF Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENT RATES.
Section 1501(b)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
9081(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``Indemnity payments'' and inserting
the following:
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), indemnity payments''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Attacks by mexican gray wolves.--In the case
of attacks on livestock by Mexican gray wolves,
indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm
under paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of 100
percent of the market value of the affected livestock,
as determined by the Secretary, on the applicable date
described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).''.
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY RELIEF TO MITIGATE EFFECT OF MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES.
Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(d))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Emergency relief to mitigate effect of mexican gray
wolves.--
``(A) In general.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary
shall use funds made available under paragraph (1) to
provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with
herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(B) Formula.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
shall develop a formula to determine the amount of
emergency relief to provide to a producer of livestock
under subparagraph (A), which shall take into
consideration the following factors:
``(i) The herd size of the producer.
``(ii) The average annual number of
confirmed depredations by Mexican gray wolves
per producer in the State in which the producer
is located.
``(iii) The average annual increase in
management costs for producers due to Mexican
gray wolves during the preceding 5 years in the
State in which the producer is located.
``(iv) The average annual decrease in birth
rates of herds of producers due to Mexican gray
wolves during the preceding 5 years in the
State in which the producer is located.
``(v) The depredation prevention practices
carried out by the producer, if any, as
reported through the wolf compensation and
prevention program established by section 6202
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (7 U.S.C. 8351 note; Public Law 111-11).
``(C) Consultation.--In carrying out this
paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with, and
request information from, as necessary, the
Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, the
Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, and the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
``(D) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after
the date on which emergency relief is first provided
under this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a
report on activities carried out under this paragraph,
which shall include an identification of the following:
``(i) The amount of emergency relief
distributed to producers under this paragraph.
``(ii) The number of producers receiving
emergency relief under this paragraph.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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