Senate bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.

S. 266Introduced Feb 3, 2011Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MS

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 3, 2011
Committee actionFeb 17, 2011
Passed SenateFeb 17, 2011 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 20, 2011 — Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 56.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 266.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 266, An act to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge” on July 6, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2011”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 6, 2011 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41567
CBO publication date
July 6, 2011
Congress.gov bill record
S. 266, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-171 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 20, 2011.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2011 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 266, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/266
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.588, which became Public Law 112-94 on 2/14/2012.
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 266, 112th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/266
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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