Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
This bill renames Texas's Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge" to honor 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, a Houston resident who loved animals and was murdered in 2024. The change updates all official references to the refuge in federal records, maps, and documents. It directly affects the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge and its administrative designation. The bill is procedural, making a formal name change without altering conservation policies or funding.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jul 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced May 5, 2025
Signed Jul 24, 2025
Floor votes · House Jul 14, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jul 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Jul 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 372 - 0 (Roll no. 193). (text: CR H3226-3227: 2)
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2882)
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2881-2882)
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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