HR387Referred to Committee
Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-14
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Monica De La Cruz
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 98.2% (514 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/D000594
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Cosponsors (5)
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Latest Action
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Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
2025-02-14
Source: Congress.gov
Plain-English Summary
This bill would provide financial assistance and support programs to help Texas farmers and agricultural producers manage costs, weather challenges, and market risks. The legislation likely aims to strengthen the state's farming industry through measures such as grants, loans, or insurance programs that make it easier for agricultural businesses to stay profitable and competitive. Texas farmers and ranchers would be the primary beneficiaries of these assistance programs.
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Subjects
Agriculture and Food
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 387 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 387 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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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