HR-839 — No FED in West Texas Act

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The Interior Department could not carry out its February 2023 land plan for the Muleshoe wildlife refuge.

Environment

Muleshoe wildlife refuge land plan — Interior barred from using it

The Fish and Wildlife Service published this Land Protection Plan in February 2023. The Interior Secretary could not finalize, carry out, run, or enforce it.

More about this bill

The Interior Department could not use a 2023 land plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. The ban covers finalizing the plan, carrying it out, running it, or enforcing it. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published the plan in February 2023. Its full name is the Final Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment for the refuge. The bill does not say what the plan contains or how much land it covers. It also sets no start date for the ban. The bill has not become law.

Congressional Summary

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

Legislative Subjects

Department of the InteriorNew MexicoTexasWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Reported to House
Action Date: 2026-01-08
Date Added: 2026-04-15
Source: Congress.gov →

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