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S. 1596

U.S. Senate•Passed

Summary

S. 1596, the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 5, 2025 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Jul 24, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-30. It is now Public Law 119-30.

Record

Text

S. 1596 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 roll call.

sb1596/enrolled.txt
S1596 ENR: Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
 U.S. Senate
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America
     1st Session
     Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five
     S. 1596
     IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
     AN ACT
To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the  Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge .
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act  .
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.
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 wildlife refuge referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the  Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge .
       Speaker of the House of Representatives
       Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-05
  2. Passed Senate2025-05-13
  3. Passed House2025-07-14
  4. Conference
  5. To President2025-07-17
  6. Became Law2025-07-24

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Public Law Jul 24, 2025

sb1596/public-law.md

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Public Law (07/24/2025)

Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

This act renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in Anahuac, Texas, as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.

The act provides statutory authority for Executive Order 14229, which also renamed the refuge as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.

Introduced in Senate May 5, 2025

sb1596/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (05/05/2025)

Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

This bill renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in Anahuac, Texas, as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 1596, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1596 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Discharged From · May 13, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 1596 has taken 20 actions since May 5, 2025, the latest on Jul 24, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 24, 2025
Senate
Signed by President.
Jul 24, 2025
Senate
Became Public Law No: 119-30.
Jul 17, 2025
Senate
Presented to President.
Jul 14, 202516:47
House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 14, 202516:47
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3226-3227)

Votes

S. 1596 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jul 14, 2025 at 372–0.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jul 14, 2025
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
372
0

1 bill is related to S. 1596, as Public law contains the text.

Titles

S. 1596 goes by 5 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act — Display Title
  • Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge". — Official Title as Introduced
  • Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 93 registered lobbyists who named S. 1596 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Science/Technology, Aerospace, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Banking, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—
ISSUE ONE—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—
ISSUE ONE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 93.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES111
ADAM SULEWSKI111
ALEXA BRANSON111
AMANDA MAYS111
ANDREA PORWOLL111
ASHLEY GUM111
BENJAMIN KRON111
BENJAMIN NEIKRIE111
BRADLEY WATTS111
BRINCE MANNING111
BROOKE MILLER111
CASSIA CARVALHO111
CHAD WHITEMAN111
CHANTEL SHEAKS111
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW111
CHRISTOPHER EYLER111
CHRISTOPHER GUITH111
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI111
CLARK JACKSON111
DAN BYERS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
ISSUE ONEISSUE ONE2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1596 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1596’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

s1596/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 1596 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Texas to Wildlife conservation and habitat protection.

s1596/subjects.txt
TexasWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com