Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
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1Short title
This section would let the Act be officially called the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act .
2Findings
This section would set out findings by Congress: that 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was murdered in Houston, Texas, on June 17, 2024; that two people in the country illegally, allegedly members of the Tren de Aragua gang, have been charged with her murder; that on March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14229 (90 Fed. Reg. 11585), which renamed the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge; and that because Nungaray loved animals and her hometown of Houston is close to the refuge, renaming the refuge in her honor is fitting.
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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.
3Renaming of Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
This section would rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, located in Texas, as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge. Any reference to the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in a federal law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record would be treated as a reference to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge instead.
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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 . Passed the Senate May 13, 2025. Secretary
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In the Senate.