S. 3354: A bill to redesignate the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.
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S. 3354: A bill to redesignate the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-12 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Held at the desk.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
A bill to redesignate the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Redesignates the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex, consisting of the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Coldwater National Wildlife Refuge, and Bear Lake Unit as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex. Prohibits anything in this Act from preventing the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, from: (1) making adjustments to the boundaries of the Complex; or (2) adding new land or parcels of the System to such Complex.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill to redesignate the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s3354.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s3354 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111