Trust the Science Act

Bill: 117-hr-7766
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2022-05-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Trust the Science Act</b></p> <p>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 <i>Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife</i> and published on November 3, 2020.</p> <p>The rule removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States, except for the Mexican wolf (<em>C. l. baileyi</em>) 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. </p> <p>The bill also prohibits the reissuance of the rule from being subject to judicial review.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7766 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2022 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Bentz , Mr. Bergman , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Grothman , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Perry , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Steil , Mr. Buck , Mr. Moolenaar , and Mr. Emmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trust the Science Act . 2. Removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule entitled 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 (85 Fed. Reg. 69778). 3. No judicial review Reissuance of the final rule under section 2 shall not be subject to judicial review.