H.R. 839IntroducedPUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
No FED in West Texas Act
Department of the Interior · New Mexico · Texas
Key facts
Introduced: Jan 31, 2025
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 1
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Jan 8, 2026
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 Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Jan 8, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
- Jan 8, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
- Jan 8, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
- Jul 23, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
- Jul 23, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23, 2025Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Apr 8, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 1, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
Cosponsors
In the News
- US lawmakers release $839B compromise defense spending bill - Defense News
- Huffman Slams Republican Effort to Undermine Property Rights and Grassland Conservation - House.gov
- Committee Considers Legislation Promoting Responsible Management of Habitat and Taxpayer Dollars - House Committee on Natural Resources (.gov)
- DHHL Comment on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations for Impact Analyses of Critical Habitat - Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (.gov)
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