U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1628: Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 10, 2026, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1628 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 15, 2026 Mr. Thompson of California submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 10, 2026, as National Wildlife Refuge Week . Whereas the United States Fish and Wildlife Service administers the National Wildlife Refuge System to conserve, manage, and, where appropriate, restore fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of current and future generations; Whereas, in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge on Pelican Island in Florida; Whereas the National Wildlife Refuge System is administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and has grown to include 573 national wildlife refuges, wetland management districts, and 5 marine national monuments with units located in every State and territory of the United States; Whereas the National Wildlife Refuge System encompasses more than 850,000,000 acres of unique habitats and ecosystems, including tropical and boreal forests, wetlands, deserts, grasslands, arctic tundras, remote islands, and marine areas, and spans 12 time zones from the United States Virgin Islands to Guam; Whereas national wildlife refuges support approximately 800 species of birds, species of mammals, species of reptiles and amphibians, and 1,100 species of …
Sponsors
- Mike Thompson (D, HD-CA-4) · primary sponsor
- Robert Wittman (R, HD-001)
- Andre Carson (D, HD-IN-7)
- Ed Case (D, HD-001)
- Debbie Dingell (D, HD-006)
- Michael Guest (R, HD-003)
- Hoyle, Val T. (D)
- Kevin Mullin (D, HD-CA-15)
- Marcy Kaptur (D, HD-009)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is HR1628?
- HR1628 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 10, 2026, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
- What is the status of HR1628?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1628?
- Mike Thompson (D, HD-CA-4), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1628?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1628
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