No FED in West Texas Act has not moved since its introduction on Apr 28, 2026, with no cosponsors
IntroducedApr 28, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 80 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 10 of 544 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 91 words
- Latest action
- Apr 28, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 839 No FED in West Texas Act R · Reported
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]