House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge".
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Babin R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 2025
- Committee actionJun 25, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 10, 2025 — Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 36.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3179.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-192 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 10, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/192
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3179, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3179
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 74, May 5, 2025, Pages H1854-H1855):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 5, 2025 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3179, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3179
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.3179 is contained in the text of S.1596, which became Public Law 119-30.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 27, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3179, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3179
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8adab9df815b27440fb379b3d1c4f1242d0c3fab8ee139656e9a089b61f11da9
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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
13 cosponsors — 13 Republicans
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michael Cloud (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Troy Nehls (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Keith Self (R-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.