{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2227","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2227,"title":"WOLF Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001211","fullName":"Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]","party":"D","state":"AZ","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":6,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>WOlf and Livestock Fairness Act of 2025 or the WOLF Act</strong> <strong>of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves.</p><p>Specifically, the bill directs the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)&nbsp;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&nbsp;average annual&nbsp;increase in management costs for producers in the state due to Mexican gray wolves.</p><p>Additionally, the bill modifies USDA's Livestock Indemnity Program. In the case of attacks on livestock by Mexican gray wolves, the bill increases the&nbsp;payment rate from 75% to 100% of the market value of the affected livestock.</p>","updateDate":"2025-09-03T08:05:21Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":450,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:05:34.510Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=WOLF%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}