Trust the Science Act

House Votes

This bill would remove Endangered Species Act protections for most gray wolves in the lower 48 states by bringing back a 2020 rule that took them off the protected list. The Mexican gray wolf would keep its separate protections. The Interior Department would have to do this within 60 days after the bill becomes law, and courts would not be allowed to review that action. The 2020 rule had been thrown out by a federal court in 2022, which put protections back in place; this bill would restore that rule and block new court challenges.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Gray wolves across the lower 48 (not the Mexican gray wolf), state wildlife agencies, ranchers, hunters, and conservation groups.
• What changes: Federal protections for these wolves would be removed again by reissuing the 2020 delisting rule; courts could not review the reissued rule.
• When: Within 60 days after the bill becomes law.