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To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.
Summary
This bill would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in West Texas. The bill specifically prohibits implementation of the plan published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in February 2023 entitled "Final Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge." The bill also prohibits any substantially similar land protection plan from being implemented for the refuge. No substantive details about what the land protection plan contains or proposes are included in the bill text. The effect would be to prevent federal implementation of the proposed land management plan for this refuge.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Ted Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $4,424,745
- ENTREPRENEUR $458,096
- RDV CORPORATION $39,600
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $29,632
- BLACKSTONE $27,400
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Ted Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 28, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Apr 28, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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. <all>
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