Executive Order 14229: Honoring Jocelyn Nungaray
President: Donald J. Trump
EO 14229 remains in effect: Interior was directed to rename the refuge within 30 days, then issue guidance updating federal references to its new name.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 14229 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 14229 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 14229 do?
Interior had 30 days to take appropriate steps to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. Guidance updating federal references was to follow subsequently; section 2 sets no separate numerical deadline for that guidance.
Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: A federal natural-resource restoration record used the renamed Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge identified under this order. Official source. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.
Reading the operative provisions of Executive Order 14229
EO 14229 directs the Interior Secretary to take appropriate steps to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge for Jocelyn Nungaray and ensure her life is permanently commemorated there. Its 30-day deadline concerns those actions. Section 2 then requires guidance updating federal references, without specifying another numerical deadline. Changing the official name affects agency maps, signs, websites, records and future references, but the name alone does not change the refuge’s legal boundaries or wildlife-management purpose. The order’s directive is in the Federal Register publication of EO 14229.
The Secretary’s task operates within the Department’s authority over the National Wildlife Refuge System. Updating a refuge name is an administrative action, but associated records may need to be changed across multiple systems and field locations. A public announcement can document the decision; completion is more clearly shown by updated agency maps, signage and official refuge pages. The deadline gives a benchmark for the department’s response, while the status of each physical sign or database record can lag behind the formal naming action.
The order honors an individual and directs a specific place-name change. It does not itself create a memorial program, grant a benefit to a family or alter rules governing visitors, conservation or permitted uses. Those questions remain governed by refuge statutes and management decisions. When describing what the order accomplished, distinguish its symbolic purpose from its operative instruction to Interior. Later agency evidence cited in this guide supports that the renaming work proceeded, while the continuing order remains the source of the federal naming directive.
Implementation is documented separately from the original direction. The signed Secretary’s Order 3425, dated March 7, 2025, renamed the refuge, took effect immediately and instructed the Fish and Wildlife Service Director to update references, including signage. In May 20, 2025 testimony, FWS reported updated maps, signage and documentation and an April 24 dedication. The refuge’s current page uses the new name but describes the renaming as March 10; that differs from the implementing order’s signed date. These records do not establish when every individual reference changed or that the separately discussed bill became law.
Before and after
Before the order
The refuge was named Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge before the presidential renaming direction.
After the order
Interior was directed to take appropriate steps to rename the refuge and update federal references, including maps and contracts. The cited restoration record later used the new name.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Interior Secretary | Update procedures as necessary and take appropriate actions to rename the refuge and ensure Jocelyn Nungaray’s life is permanently commemorated there. | Within 30 days of March 4, 2025. |
| Interior Secretary | Subsequently provide guidance ensuring federal references, including agency maps, contracts, documents and communications, reflect the new name. | Subsequently; no separate numerical deadline in section 2. |
What happened next
EO 14229 signed.
The signed Secretary’s Order 3425, sections 4–6, renamed the refuge, was immediately effective and directed FWS implementation.
A dedication ceremony took place, as documented in FWS’s May 20 testimony.
FWS testified that maps, signage and documentation had been updated. The testimony discussed a separate bill; it does not establish that bill’s enactment.
Later primary evidence reviewed: A federal natural-resource restoration record used the renamed Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge identified under this order.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order directs the Interior Secretary to rename the refuge under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act and other applicable law. It creates no criminal or immigration rule.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on September 24, 2026. How we research →
Additional evidence review: October 17, 2026. The signed implementing order and FWS testimony distinguish the renaming direction, subsequent guidance and documented updates; individual reference-completion dates and later legislative or court outcomes are not exhaustively established.