Overview

• The House voted 372–0 to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, with 59 members not voting.
• President Trump issued an executive order in April temporarily renaming the preserve in her honor, and the new legislation would make the change permanent.
• Venezuelan nationals Franklin Jose Pena Ramos and Johan Jose Rangel Martinez remain in Harris County custody on capital murder charges with prosecutors seeking the death penalty.
• Twelve-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was abducted, sexually assaulted and found with her hands and ankles bound in a Houston bayou in June 2024, a crime that intensified calls for tougher border enforcement.
• Once signed into law, the renaming will serve as a lasting tribute to Jocelyn and reinforce momentum for stricter immigration and criminal justice reforms.