H.R. 839 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
No FED in West Texas Act
Cosponsors: 1 (0 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Latest action (2026-01-08): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
What H.R. 839 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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