Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act
119-HR-389119th CongressIntroduced Jan 14, 2025Agriculture and Food
Market Probability
No market
Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Sponsor
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15](R-TX-15)2 cosponsors
Summary
Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act
This bill directs the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to provide payments to agricultural producers to implement certain conservation practices in counties at or near the Texas southern border. In general, this Department of Agriculture program provides technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers and forest landowners to address natural resource concerns.
Specifically, EQIP must provide payments to agricultural producers to implement conservation practices to address and repair damage to agricultural land and farming infrastructure that is in a county at or near the Texas southern border and contributes to natural resource concerns or problems.
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Feb 14, 2025House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 14, 2025House floor actions
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2025Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2025Library of Congress