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Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on available assistance to agricultural producers in the State of Texas that have suffered economic losses due to the failure of Mexico to deliver water.

Introduced Jan 14, 2025

Latest action (Feb 14, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

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Economy & Taxes

Summary

  • Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to Congress within 180 days of the bill's enactment.
  • The report must identify existing authorities and programs within the Department of Agriculture that are or could be made available to assist Texas agricultural producers.
  • The assistance targets producers who have suffered economic losses due to Mexico's failure to deliver water to the United States as required under bilateral water-sharing treaties.

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Sponsor (1)

Actions (3)

  1. Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. · house
  2. Jan 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
  3. Jan 14, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

  • Introduced in House · Jan 14, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 14, 2025

Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Fallon, and Mr. Arrington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on available assistance to agricultural producers in the State of Texas that have suffered economic losses due to the failure of Mexico to deliver water.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act”.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT HAVE SUFFERED ECONOMIC LOSSES DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MEXICO TO DELIVER WATER.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that lists all existing authorities of the Secretary and programs within the Department of Agriculture that are or could be made available to provide assistance to agricultural producers in the State of Texas that have suffered economic losses due to the failure of Mexico to deliver water to the United States in accordance with the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande signed at Washington on February 3, 1944, and the Supplementary Protocol signed at Washington on November 14, 1944. <all>

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