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No FED in West Texas Act
A bill to prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
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 the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Apr 28, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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