Wolf related house amendments under consideration for Interior/EPA appropriations bill (H.R. 5538)

The House/Interior EPA appropriations bill (H.R. 5538) House floor session began July 12, 2016.

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IN MINNESOTA WE ESPECIALLY NEED CONTACTS MADE TO ERIK PAULSEN, RICK NOLAN, AND TIM WALZ – STARTING WITH ERIK PAULSEN.  SEE BELOW FOR NATIONWIDE HOUSE TARGETS.

Erik Paulsen, District 3, Republican, 202-225-2871, Enviro Staffer Ryan Huff  ryan.huff@mail.house.gov
Richard Nolan, District 8, Democrat, 202-225-6211, Enviro Staffer Will Mitchell, will.mitchell@mail.house.gov
Timothy J. Walz, District 1, Democrat, 202-225-2472, Enviro Staffer Randolph Briley, randolph.briley@mail.house.gov

  • Vote NO on the Newhouse (R-WA) #145 National Wolf Delisting Amendment: This amendment would block all Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the gray wolf in the United States by 2017 (the Alaska wolf is not protected).  The gray wolf continues to need federal protections.  In all states where protections were lifted immediate wolf killing policies were implemented by each state.  Until we can have states be responsible and until we know more about the destructive impact of the drastically increased killing policies and the increased poaching effect, the wolf still needs federal protection.  A national delisting would set the wolf on a path toward extinction.
  • Vote NO on the Pearce (R-NM) Mexican Gray Wolf Delisting Amendment: This amendment would block federal funding for the endangered Mexican gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) even though there are fewer than 100 of these rare wolves left in the United States and fewer than 25 in Mexico. It would also limit recovery to “historic range,” even though the extent of that range is far from clear, and scientists say the Mexican wolf must have increased numbers released into the wild in new habitats to recover the necessary biodiversity to keep this species in existence.
  • Vote YES on the Beyer (D-VA) #71: This amendment would effectively strike three damaging riders in the underlying bill that attempt to block recovery efforts and Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for (1) gray wolf populations in Wyoming and the Great Lakes (Section 119), (2) the greater sage-grouse (Section 114), and (3) the lesser prairie-chicken (Section 445).  The Wyoming/Midwest wolf delisting rider (Section 119) would block federal court decisions that restored federal protections in Wyoming and the Great Lakes region.  These two federal court decisions found the states’ plans for recovering the wolf to be severely deficient, focused nearly exclusively upon killing the wolf and lacking in scientific credibility.  Most importantly the amendment includes a “no judicial review” clause, thus stripping the ability of citizens to challenge these wolf delistings. 

HOUSE TARGETS (BOTH DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN) TO CONTACT ASAP REGARDING THESE ABOVE-LISTED WOLF AMENDMENTS:

Member Name

State

District

Party

DC Office Phone

DC Enviro Staffer

Enviro Staffer Email

Kirkpatrick, Ann

AZ

1

D

202-225-3361

Molly Brown

molly.brown@mail.house.gov

Sinema, Kyrsten

AZ

9

D

202-225-9888

Michael Wong

michael.wong@mail.house.gov

Costa, Jim

CA

16

D

202-225-3341

Scott Petersen

scott.petersen@mail.house.gov

Garamendi, John

CA

3

D

202-225-1880

Alesandra Najera

alesandra.najera@mail.house.gov

Sanchez, Loretta

CA

46

D

202-225-2965

Jacquelyn Gonzalez

jacquelyn.gonzalez@mail.house.gov

DeGette, Diana

CO

1

D

202-225-4431

Eleanor Bastian

eleanor.bastian@mail.house.gov

Perlmutter, Ed

CO

7

D

202-225-2645

Jeff O'Neil

jeff.o'neil@mail.house.gov

Buchanan, Vern

FL

16

R

202-225-5015

Katie Wise

katie.wise@mail.house.gov

Curbelo, Carlos

FL

26

R

202-225-2778

Hector Arguello

hector.arguello@mail.house.gov

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana

FL

27

R

202-225-3931

Wes Brooks

wes.brooks@mail.house.gov

Whitfield, Ed

KY

1

R

202-225-3115

Melissa Buchanan

melissa.buchanan@mail.house.gov

Dold, Bob

IL

10

R

202-225-4835

David Stern

david.stern@mail.house.gov

Moulton, Seth

MA

6

D

202-225-8020

Eric Kanter

eric.kanter@mail.house.gov

Kildee, Daniel

MI

5

D

202-225-3611

Jordan Dickinson

jordan.dickinson@mail.house.gov

Paulsen, Erik

MN

3

R

202-225-2871

Ryan Huff

ryan.huff@mail.house.gov

Nolan, Richard

MN

8

D

202-225-6211

Will Mitchell

will.mitchell@mail.house.gov

Walz, Timothy J.

MN

1

D

202-225-2472

Randolph Briley

randolph.briley@mail.house.gov

Ashford, Brad

NE

2

D

202-225-4155

Matt Manning

matt.manning@mail.house.gov

Lance, Leonard

NJ

7

R

202-225-5361

Molly McDonnell

molly.mcdonnell@mail.house.gov

LoBiondo, Frank A.

NJ

2

R

202-225-6572

Jacob Schanzenbach

jacob.schanzenbach@mail.house.gov

Smith, Christopher H.

NJ

4

R

202-225-3765

Cate Benedetti

cate.benedetti@mail.house.gov

Lujan Grisham, Michelle

NM

1

D

202-225-6316

Alma Acosta

alma.acosta@mail.house.gov

Lujan, Ben Ray

NM

3

D

202-225-6190

Sisy Garcia

sisy.garcia@mail.house.gov

Titus, Dina

NV

1

D

202-225-5965

Ben Rosenbaum

ben.rosenbaum@mail.house.gov

Gibson, Christopher

NY

19

R

202-225-5614

Nick Czajka

nick.czajka@mail.house.gov

Hanna, Richard

NY

22

R

202-225-3665

Derek Judd

derek.judd@mail.house.gov

Katko, John

NY

24

R

202-225-3701

Zach Howell

zach.howell@mail.house.gov

Stefanik, Elise

NY

21

R

202-225-4611

Chris Perry

chris.perry@mail.house.gov

Stefanik, Elise

NY

21

R

202-225-4611

Chris Perry

chris.perry@mail.house.gov

Ryan, Timothy J.

OH

13

D

202-225-5261

Ryan Keating

ryan.keating@mail.house.gov

Blumenauer, Earl

OR

3

D

202-225-4811

Stephanie Phillips

stephanie.phillips@mail.house.gov

Bonamici, Suzanne

OR

1

D

202-225-0855

Sarah Round

sarah.round@mail.house.gov

Schrader, Kurt

OR

5

D

202-225-5711

Chris Huckleberry

huck@mail.house.gov

Costello, Ryan

PA

6

R

202-225-4315

Katharine Bruce

katharine.bruce@mail.house.gov

Dent, Charles W.

PA

15

R

202-225-6411

Andrea Uckele

andrea.uckele@mail.house.gov

Fitzpatrick, Michael

PA

8

R

202-225-4276

Chris Matarangas

chris.matarangas@mail.house.gov

Meehan, Patrick

PA

7

R

202-225-2011

Jimmy Gray

jimmy.gray@mail.house.gov

Green, Gene

TX

29

D

202-225-1688

 

 

 

July 12, 2016