CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Brian Babin (R-TX)

To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge".

H.R. 3179 · House bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Republican bill with 13 Republican cosponsors · See all 13 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 36.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill proposes to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The new name would be the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge." This change honors Jocelyn Nungaray, who was murdered in Houston on June 17, 2024. The bill notes that she loved animals and lived near the refuge. Additionally, the legislation ensures that all existing federal records and documents are updated to reflect this new name.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill honors the memory of a 12-year-old child.

  • Scored +1

    Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?

    The bill changes the name of a national wildlife refuge, which is a form of public land management.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.