119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 31, 2025
No FED in West Texas Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 8, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Jan 8, 2026)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Department of the Interior · New Mexico · Texas · Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats · Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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