Gulf of Mexico Renaming, Gray Wolves, Endangered Species Act Weakening, and other legislation

House Natural Resources Committee
   Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

03/25/2025 at 10:15AM

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 276 (Rep. Greene), “Gulf of America Act of 2025”, to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”.
  • H.R. 845 (Rep. Boebert), “Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025”, 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.
  • H.R. 1897 (Rep. Westerman), “ESA Amendments Act of 2025”, to weaken the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and
  • H.R. 1917 (Rep. Dingell), “Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025.”, to tag hatchery-grown fish in the Great Lakes

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

  • Dr. Nathan Roberts, Professor, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri [H.R. 845]
  • Mauricio Guardado, General Manager, United Water Conservation District, Oxnard, California [H.R. 1897]
  • Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association, Washington DC [H.R. 276 and H.R. 1897]
  • Peter Kareiva, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California [Minority Witness, H.R. 845 and H.R. 1897]