HR 839introduced119th Congress

No FED in West Texas Act

Introduced Jan 31, 2025House billPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural ResourcesLast action Jan 8, 2026Sponsor: Jodey C. Arrington(R-TX)

energyPublic Lands and Natural Resources

Natural Resources CommitteeWater, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Official summaryUpdated Jan 8, 2026

What the bill does

No Federal Expansion Designation in West Texas Act or the No FED in West Texas Act 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.

Latest official action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

Lobbying Filings

$26.5M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 19, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL

Jul 17, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL

Jan 31, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Apr 17, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE

Jul 17, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE

Official Congressional Actions

Jan 8, 2026Committee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.

Natural Resources Committee

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Jan 8, 2026Committee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.

Natural Resources Committee

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Jan 8, 2026Calendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

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Jul 23, 2025Committee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE	DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE	$11.0M	Jul 17, 2025	2025Q2	NATBUDDEF
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE	DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE	$8.0M	Apr 17, 2025	2025Q1	NATBUDANI
NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.