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H.R. 839In committee
No FED in West Texas Act
Introduced: Jan 31, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 8, 2026
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
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- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 31, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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.
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Department of the InteriorNew MexicoTexasWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
CalendarsHouse floor actionsOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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