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Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act of 2025
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to contract with a land-grant or agricultural college to conduct a comprehensive review of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program within one year. The review must evaluate the program's effectiveness in preventing tick spread, its benefits and compliance burdens for cattle producers, treatment protocols used, and federal and state funding allocations. The Secretary must then submit a report to Congress within one year of completing the review, including findings and recommendations for program improvements and ways to reduce compliance burdens on producers.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 29, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jan 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, 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 “Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. CATTLE FEVER TICK ERADICATION PROGRAM REVIEW AND REPORT.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Covered institution.—The term “covered institution” means—
(A) a land-grant college or university; and
(B) a non-land-grant college of agriculture.
(2) Land-grant college or university.—The term “land- grant college or university” has the meaning given the term in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103).
(3) Non-land-grant college of agriculture.—The term “non- land-grant college of agriculture” has the meaning given the term in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103).
(4) Program.—The term “Program” means the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program carried out by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission.
(5) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) Program Review.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract with a covered institution to conduct a review of the Program.
(2) Review elements.—The review conducted under paragraph
(1) shall include an evaluation of—
(A) the effectiveness of the Program in preventing and reducing the spread of cattle fever ticks;
(B) with respect to cattle producers—
(i) the benefits of the Program; and
(ii) the burden of compliance with the Program;
(C) the treatment protocols developed and implemented under the Program; and
(D) the Federal and State funds allocated to support the Program for the most recent fiscal year, including the funds allocated to each research project associated with the Program.
(c) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary and a covered institution enter into a contract under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that includes—
(1) the results of the review conducted pursuant to that contract; and
(2) recommendations for improvements to the Program, including recommendations for reducing burdens on cattle producers in complying with the Program. <all>
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