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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.
Summary
The bill would increase livestock indemnity payments for livestock killed by Mexican gray wolves to 100 percent of the market value, compared to lower rates for other causes of livestock loss. The bill would authorize the Department of Agriculture to provide emergency relief to livestock producers whose herds are adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves, funded through existing livestock indemnity payment appropriations. The Agriculture Secretary would be required to develop a formula within 180 days to determine emergency relief amounts based on herd size, number of wolf depredations in the state, increased management costs, reduced birth rates, and prevention practices used by the producer. The Secretary would be required to consult with the Farm Service Agency, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service in implementing the program. The Secretary would also be required to submit annual reports to Congress detailing the amount of emergency relief distributed and the number of producers receiving assistance.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Greg Stanton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $35,651
- EB-5 NEW YORK STATE LLC $13,200
- SNELL & WILMER $8,700
- CRESCENT CROWN DISTRIBUTING $8,100
- ASU $7,845
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Actions (2)
- Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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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
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.”. <all>
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