119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 839 — No FED in West Texas Act

“To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.”

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Last action Jan 8, 2026
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jan 31, 2025
Step 2
Referred
Apr 1, 2025
Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Jul 23, 2025
Reported out
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to House
2 versions
Reported to House · 2 provisions
AI
Timeline · 9 actions
Jan 8, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
Jan 8, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
Jul 23, 2025
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Jul 23, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 23, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Apr 8, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R. 839: No FED in West Texas Act | Docket