HR 389 ยท Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced
- Jan 14, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 14, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Monica De La Cruz [R-TX-15]
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Cosponsors
- 2
Summary
Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act 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. 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.
Recent actions
- Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Jan 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Jan 14, 2025 Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.