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Bills/119th Congress · Senate

S. 4412

Introduced

No FED in West Texas Act

Sponsor
RTed Cruz· Texas
Introduced
April 28, 2026
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.April 28, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4412 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4412

To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe 
National Wildlife Refuge.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 28, 2026

Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe 
National Wildlife Refuge.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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, 
administer, or enforce the Land Protection Plan described in the 
document published by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
entitled ``Final Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment 
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge'' and dated February 2023, or a 
substantially similar land protection plan.
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