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To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge".
H. R. 3179 To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the ``Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge''.
Summary
This bill renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in Texas to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge. The bill requires that all references to the refuge in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and records shall be updated to reflect the new name. According to the bill's findings, the refuge is located near Houston, and the renaming commemorates a 12-year-old who had lived in that area.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
13 cosponsors
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX)
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Brian Babin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- JEFFERSON COUNTY $13,700
- NULL $12,100
- TRANS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC. $9,900
- HOUSEWIFE $9,600
- TRANS-GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC. $9,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Brian Babin → · Outside spending →
Actions (9)
- Jul 10, 2025 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 36. · house
- Jul 10, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-192. · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged · house
- May 20, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- May 13, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. · house
- May 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- May 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 5, 2025
Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Roy, and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
July 10, 2025
Additional sponsors: Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Self, and Mr. Williams of Texas
July 10, 2025
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On June 17, 2024, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was brutally murdered in Houston, Texas.
(2) Two illegal aliens who were allegedly members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been charged with her murder.
(3) On March 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14229 renaming the area known as the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge to “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.
(4) Ms. Nungaray loved animals and, given the close proximity of her hometown of Houston, it is fitting that the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge be renamed in her honor.
SEC. 2. RENAMING OF ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
(a) Renaming.—The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas shall be known as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.
(b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the national wildlife refuge referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”. House Calendar No. 36
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3179
[Report No. 119-192]
A BILL
To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.
July 10, 2025
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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