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H.R. 839

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 839, the No FED in West Texas Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Jan 8, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

Record

Text

H.R. 839 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb839/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 839 IH: To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-31
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 839  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 31, 2025   Mr. Arrington  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.
1.
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 titled  Final Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge  (February 2023).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-31
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to House Jan 8, 2026

hb839/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (01/08/2026)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) sponsors H.R. 839, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 839 went before 2 committees: Natural Resources and Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · Jan 8, 2026 · 395 Bills
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Apr 8, 2025 · 24 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 839, the latest H. Rept. 119-435.

Actions

H.R. 839 has taken 9 actions since Jan 31, 2025, the latest on Jan 8, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 8, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.Natural Resources Committee
Jan 8, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
Jul 23, 2025
House
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries DischargedNatural Resources Committee
Jul 23, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldNatural Resources Committee
Jul 23, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 839 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 839.

Titles

H.R. 839 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • No FED in West Texas Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • No Federal Expansion Designation in West Texas Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • No FED in West Texas Act — Display Title
  • To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 839, the latest on Feb 17, 2026.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 839 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Immigration, Natural Resources, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CASSIE FERRI113
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL113
DANIEL MOSS113
MARY BEETHAM113
ROBERT DEWEY113
TAYLOR RUSH113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 839 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 839’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr839/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 839 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Department of the Interior to Wildlife conservation and habitat protection.

hr839/subjects.txt
Department of the InteriorNew MexicoTexasWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 839, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ARRINGTON:H.R. 839.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution[Page H433]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com