CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jodey Arrington (R-TX)

No FED in West Texas Act

H.R. 839 · House bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

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, known as the "No Federal Expansion Designation in West Texas Act," aims to stop specific federal actions. It specifically targets the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. The legislation prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from finalizing or carrying out a specific Land Protection Plan. This plan was detailed in a document published by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in February 2023.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +3

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    The bill limits federal administrative authority over specific land protection actions in West Texas.

  • Scored +2

    Does this invest in rural communities?

    Preventing federal land protection plans may allow for more local land use and development in West Texas.

  • Scored +2

    Would farmers be better off under this?

    Limiting federal land protection plans may facilitate easier local land access for agricultural interests.

The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill prevents the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.

  • Scored -5

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

    The bill stops the Fish and Wildlife Service from executing its established management plan for the refuge.