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    <item congress="118" measure-type="s" measure-number="1726" measure-id="id118s1726" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2023-05-18" update-date="2023-12-19">
        <title>WOLF Act of 2023</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118s1726v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2023-12-19">
            <action-date>2023-05-18</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>WOlf and Livestock Fairness Act of 2023 or the WOLF Act</b> <b>of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill modifies USDA's Livestock Indemnity Program. In the case of attacks on livestock by Mexican gray wolves, the bill increases the payment rate from 75% to 100% of the market value of the affected livestock. </p>]]></summary-text>
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