Congress·In Committee·S. 4412

No FED in West Texas Act

Land Protection: Blocking Federal Expansion in West Texas

Apr 28·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A senate committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for review. It is considered active, but there are no upcoming votes or hearings scheduled at this time. The bill does not have a companion bill listed.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill focuses on a specific local issue and lacks the broad support needed to pass through a divided Senate.

Key Points

This bill stops the federal government from carrying out a specific plan to expand or change the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.
It targets a 2023 proposal from the Fish and Wildlife Service that looked at new ways to protect land and the environment in that part of Texas.
The bill would prevent the Secretary of the Interior from using any federal money or power to enforce this plan or any other plan like it.
This action is meant to keep the federal government from increasing its control over local land and to protect current land uses in the area.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Apr 28, 2026Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

No FED in West Texas Act

Bill NumberS 4412

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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