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Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit a report to Congress on USDA assistance available for agricultural producers in Texas related to Mexico's non-compliance with a 1944 treaty with the United States concerning water utilization. Specifically, the USDA report must list all of the existing USDA authorities and programs that are or could be made available to provide assistance to agricultural producers in Texas that have suffered economic losses due to Mexico not delivering water to the United States in accordance with the Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, including the Supplementary Protocol.
Action Timeline
2025-02-14
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
2025-01-14
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-01-14
Introduced in House
2025-01-14
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.387 pass?
HR.387 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 23%.
What does HR.387 do?
Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit a report to Congress on USDA assistance available for agricultural producers in Texas related to Mexico's non-compliance with a 1944 treaty with the United States concerning water utilization. Specifically, the USDA report must list all of the existing USDA authorities and programs that are or could be made available to provide assistance to agricultural producers in Texas that have suffered economic losses due to Mexico not delivering water to the United States in accordance with the T…
Who sponsored HR.387?
HR.387 was sponsored by Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 387 IH: Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 387 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act . 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.
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