Public Law 119-30 | Public Law 119–30: To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.

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PUBLIC LAW 119–30—JULY 24, 2025

139 STAT. 473

Public Law

119–30

119th Congress

An Act

To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.

July 24, 2025

[S. 1596]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act.

SECTION 1.

16 USC 668dd note.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

”.

SEC. 2.

FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1)

On June 17, 2024, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was brutally murdered in Houston, Texas.

(2)

Two illegal aliens who were allegedly members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been charged with her murder.

(3)

On March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14229 (90 Fed. Reg. 11585; relating to honoring Jocelyn Nungaray) renaming the area known as the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge to “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.

(4)

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.

SEC. 3.

RENAMING OF ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

(a)

Renaming.—

The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas shall be known as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.

(b)

References.—

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the national 139 STAT. 474 wildlife refuge referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.

Approved July 24, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1596 (H.R. 3179):

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 119–192 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying H.R. 3179.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025):

May 13, considered and passed Senate.

July 14, considered and passed House.

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