HR 389 · in committee · niche
Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act
- economy
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
Started by Cosponsor
- 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?
- 02
What evidence suggests that paying for conservation practices is more effective than other approaches to addressing border-area land damage?
- 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
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
2/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-14
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-14 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
2025-01-14 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-01-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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