House · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed
Yea 372 Nay 0 Present / not voting 59
S. 1596 · 119th CongressEnacted
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 119-30.
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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research ServiceJocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
This act renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in Anahuac, Texas, as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.
The act provides statutory authority for Executive Order 14229 , which also renamed the refuge as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on July 24, 2025. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Status
Introduced
May 5, 2025
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
July 24, 2025
Common questions
Composed from the official recordWhere is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on July 24, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-30.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
Yes. 1 recorded roll-call vote cites this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.
Who is behind it?
John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced it on May 5, 2025, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- SenatePassed
- HousePassed on a recorded vote
- PresidentSigned into law