Introduced:
Jan 14, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food
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Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2025
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<p><strong>Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 14, 2025
Subjects (1)
Agriculture and Food
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (2)
(D-TX)
Jan 23, 2025
Jan 23, 2025
(R-TX)
Jan 14, 2025
Jan 14, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 14, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 2:27 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 389 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 389
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize payments under the
environmental quality incentives program to assist producers in
implementing certain conservation practices along the southern border
of Texas, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize payments under the
environmental quality incentives program to assist producers in
implementing certain conservation practices along the southern border
of Texas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 389 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 389
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize payments under the
environmental quality incentives program to assist producers in
implementing certain conservation practices along the southern border
of Texas, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize payments under the
environmental quality incentives program to assist producers in
implementing certain conservation practices along the southern border
of Texas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(k) Southern Border Initiative.--
``
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide payments to
producers under the program to implement conservation practices
to address and repair damage, to agricultural land and farming
infrastructure on covered land of such producers, that
contributes to natural resource concerns or problems.
``
(2) Contract term.--A contract to provide payments under
paragraph
(1) shall have a term of 1 year.
``
(3) Covered land defined.--In this subsection, the term
`covered land' means land in a county at or near the southern
border of Texas, including the following counties:
``
(A) Brewster.
``
(B) Brooks.
``
(C) Cameron.
``
(D) Crockett.
``
(E) Culberson.
``
(F) Dimmit.
``
(G) Duval.
``
(H) Edwards.
``
(I) El Paso.
``
(J) Frio.
``
(K) Hidalgo.
``
(L) Hudspeth.
``
(M) Jeff Davis.
``
(N) Jim Hogg.
``
(O) Jim Wells.
``
(P) Karnes.
``
(Q) Kenedy.
``
(R) Kinney.
``
(S) Kleberg.
``
(T) La Salle.
``
(U) Live Oak.
``
(V) Maverick.
``
(W) McMullen.
``
(X) Pecos.
``
(Y) Presidio.
``
(Z) Reeves.
``
(AA) Starr.
``
(BB) Sutton.
``
(CC) Terrell.
``
(DD) Uvalde.
``
(EE) Val Verde.
``
(FF) Webb.
``
(GG) Willacy.
``
(HH) Zapata.
``
(II) Zavala.''.
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``
(k) Southern Border Initiative.--
``
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide payments to
producers under the program to implement conservation practices
to address and repair damage, to agricultural land and farming
infrastructure on covered land of such producers, that
contributes to natural resource concerns or problems.
``
(2) Contract term.--A contract to provide payments under
paragraph
(1) shall have a term of 1 year.
``
(3) Covered land defined.--In this subsection, the term
`covered land' means land in a county at or near the southern
border of Texas, including the following counties:
``
(A) Brewster.
``
(B) Brooks.
``
(C) Cameron.
``
(D) Crockett.
``
(E) Culberson.
``
(F) Dimmit.
``
(G) Duval.
``
(H) Edwards.
``
(I) El Paso.
``
(J) Frio.
``
(K) Hidalgo.
``
(L) Hudspeth.
``
(M) Jeff Davis.
``
(N) Jim Hogg.
``
(O) Jim Wells.
``
(P) Karnes.
``
(Q) Kenedy.
``
(R) Kinney.
``
(S) Kleberg.
``
(T) La Salle.
``
(U) Live Oak.
``
(V) Maverick.
``
(W) McMullen.
``
(X) Pecos.
``
(Y) Presidio.
``
(Z) Reeves.
``
(AA) Starr.
``
(BB) Sutton.
``
(CC) Terrell.
``
(DD) Uvalde.
``
(EE) Val Verde.
``
(FF) Webb.
``
(GG) Willacy.
``
(HH) Zapata.
``
(II) Zavala.''.
<all>