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HR 839 · 119th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

No FED in West Texas Act

Introduced January 31, 2025 Latest action January 08, 2026 1 cosponsor

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Latest action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

Action timeline

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Jan 08, 2026
committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
Natural Resources Committee
Jan 08, 2026
other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
Jul 23, 2025
committee Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Natural Resources Committee
Jul 23, 2025
committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee
Jul 23, 2025
committee Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Natural Resources Committee

Text versions

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Jan 08, 2026 Reported in House
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Jan 31, 2025 Introduced in House
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  1. ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
  7. eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.

Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

→
+47 −4 24 unchanged
--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 839 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 839 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 374
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
H. R. 839
+
+[Report No. 119-435]
To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe
National Wildlife Refuge.
@@ -19,6 +22,19 @@
Mr. Arrington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
+January 8, 2026
+
+Additional sponsor: Mr. Hunt
+
+January 8, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
+31, 2025]
+
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
@@ -29,7 +45,12 @@
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-SECTION 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF LAND PROTECTION PLAN FOR MULESHOE NATIONAL
+SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
+
+This Act may be cited as the ``No Federal Expansion Designation in
+West Texas Act'' or the ``No FED in West Texas Act''.
+
+SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF LAND PROTECTION PLAN FOR MULESHOE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE PROHIBITED.
The Secretary of the Interior may not finalize, implement,
@@ -37,4 +58,26 @@
document published by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
titled ``Final Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment Muleshoe
National Wildlife Refuge'' (February 2023).
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 374
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 839
+
+[Report No. 119-435]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe
+National Wildlife Refuge.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+January 8, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
NAT
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Cosponsors (1)

Members who signed on to support this bill.

Hunt R