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H.R. 389 119th Congress House

Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize payments under the environmental quality incentives program to assist producers in implementing certain con… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: January 14, 2025 Introduced by: Monica De La Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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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
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 23, 2025
 R
Gonzales, Tony
Texas · Jan 14, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 389: Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-389/
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"H.R. 389: Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-389/.
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H.R. 389, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-389/.
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