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S 4412In committeePublic Landssenate
No FED in West Texas Act
Introduced Apr 28, 2026 by Sen. Ted Cruz
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Latest action · Apr 28, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
What it does
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.
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