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HR 389 · in committee · niche

Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act

What this bill does

  • The bill directs the USDA to pay farmers and ranchers near the Texas border to implement conservation practices.
  • Agricultural producers in Texas border counties are eligible for financial assistance.
  • The program uses existing USDA conservation funding to address land damage and infrastructure repair.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would farmers and ranchers in Texas border counties use USDA conservation funding to repair infrastructure damage, and what types of projects would qualify?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that paying for conservation practices is more effective than other approaches to addressing border-area land damage?

  3. 03

    Which existing USDA conservation programs would be redirected to fund this new initiative, and how might that affect farmers in non-border regions?

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Sponsor · R-TX-15

Monica De La Cruz

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Introduced 2025-02-14

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-14 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

  2. 2025-01-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  3. 2025-01-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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