H.R. 764Trust the Science Act

2 recorded actions299 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Lauren Boebert [R-CO-03]
Cosponsors: 25 · 25 Republicans
Policy area: Animals
Committee: Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: May 1, 2024 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
Passed the HouseApr 30, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Specifically, the bill requires Interior to reissue the final rule titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and published on November 3, 2020.

The rule removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States, except for the Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi) subspecies, from the endangered and threatened species list. However, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the rule on February 10, 2022. As a result, the gray wolf reattained the protection status it had prior to the rule's promulgation.

The bill also prohibits the reissuance of the rule from being subject to judicial review.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 764 as passed House on Apr 30, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 7642 roll calls on this measure

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Apr 30, 2024Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveApr 30, 2024

How every member votedHouse roll call 169

House Apr 30, 2024 · the primary vote

On Passage

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Passed

209 Yea 205 Nay 15 not voting

Party-line vote 8 of 414 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

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All members429 members

Democratic212 members

Republican217 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors25 · 25 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 764 and vote against it. 22 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 76412 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 764 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATIONfiled by DOUBLE HAUL STRATEGIES LLC, MIKE WILLIAMS CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC (F/K/A MW CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC)

Animals · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation · Natural Resources11 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE

Defense · Natural Resources · Budget/Appropriations · Animals +2 more10 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

EARTHJUSTICE

Budget/Appropriations · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Energy/Nuclear · Government Issues +5 more8 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition · Natural Resources +1 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

EARTHJUSTICE ACTION

Agriculture · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Energy/Nuclear +4 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDfiled by HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)Its PAC: Humane World Action Fund PAC

Animals · Budget/Appropriations4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Defense · Budget/Appropriations · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation +6 more3 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSIts PAC: League of Conservation Voters Action Fund

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Energy/Nuclear · Environment/Superfund · Clean Air and Water (quality) +8 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Animals · Energy/Nuclear · Fuel/Gas/Oil +13 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY

Animals · Budget/Appropriations · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Constitution +15 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

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