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S. 1596119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
Sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) · 1 active : 1 Republican
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-30.
Where it standsBecame law7 senators score as swing votes
Became law
- Senate: passedMay 13, 2025
- House: passedJul 14, 2025
- President: Signed into lawJul 24, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govJocelyn 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.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed372 yea, 0 nayJuly 14, 2025 · Roll call 193
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| Middle | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| All |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Texas
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 63Middle 30–70
- 30Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
1 activeShow all 1 cosponsors
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
