HR3179
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To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge".
- Federal
- House
- Introduced May 5, 2025
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version RHCongress finds the following:
On June 17, 2024, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was brutally murdered in Houston, Texas.
Two illegal aliens who were allegedly members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been charged with her murder.
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.
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.
The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas shall be known as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.
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.
On June 17, 2024, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was brutally murdered in Houston, Texas.
Two illegal aliens who were allegedly members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been charged with her murder.
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.
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.
The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas shall be known as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.
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.
Legislative Timeline
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Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-192.
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Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-192.
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Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 36.
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Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.