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H.R. 839 · 119th Congress

No FED in West Texas Act

Introduced Jan 31, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: In committee

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

Summary

No Federal Expansion Designation in West Texas Act or the No FED in West Texas Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing its 2023 final land protection plan and environmental assessment for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The plan allows Interior to expand the refuge and purchase lands or acquire conservation easements on up to 700,000 acres of land in the Southern High Plains region along the Texas-New Mexico border.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

  2. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.

  3. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.

  4. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  5. House

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  6. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  7. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  8. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  9. Introduced in House