# 119-hr-3179: To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge".

119-hr-3179, To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-07-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3179
- Congress: 119
- Title: To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge".
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge** to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge would be the bill's main action. It would also state that any federal law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other United States record that refers to the refuge would be treated as referring to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3179 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3179)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3179 (as of 2026-07-29).