S. 1596: Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-05-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-30.

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Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

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Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act This act renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in Anahuac, Texas, as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge. The act provides statutory authority for Executive Order 14229 , which also renamed the refuge as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.

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Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 1 cosponsors

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Ted Cruz (R-TX)

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House roll call 193 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 1596 (2025-07-14): Passed

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s1596.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s1596 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills