PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 843: Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 843: Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-10 · Animals · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015

Plain summary

Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any wolf of the species Canis lupus in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. Each of those states are given exclusive jurisdiction over the management of those wolves within its borders.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Bill Huizenga (R-MI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Tim Walberg (R-MI)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr843 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114