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Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act
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.
Summary
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to provide payments to agricultural producers in 30 designated Texas counties at or near the southern border. The payments would help producers implement conservation practices to address and repair damage to agricultural land and farming infrastructure that contributes to natural resource concerns. Contracts under this program would have a one-year term. The bill specifically targets border counties in Texas to assist farmers and ranchers in that region.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Monica De La Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELF EMPLOYED $88,998
- NULL $50,988
- RIO FRESH INC $14,200
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
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Actions (3)
- Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. · house
- Jan 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jan 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. SOUTHERN BORDER INITIATIVE.
Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) 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.”. <all>
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