H.R. 4896 117th Congress House

RAPID Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide reimbursement to agricultural producers for losses sustained due to illegal immigration.

Introduced: July 30, 2021 Introduced by: August Pfluger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 30, 2021

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 30, 2021

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reimbursing Agricultural Producers for Immigration Damages Act or the RAPID Act

This bill temporarily establishes a program to reimburse agricultural producers for damages to livestock, crops, and property that result from the actions of an alien present in the United States without lawful immigration status. The Department of Agriculture may not provide reimbursements on or after September 30, 2023.

The bill also rescinds specified unobligated funding available to states, Indian tribes, and territories for mitigating fiscal effects that stem from the COVID-19 pandemic and makes such funding available to carry out the reimbursement program.

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