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H.R. 389In committee

Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act

Introduced: Jan 14, 2025

Latest action date: Feb 14, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jan 14, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.

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What this bill does

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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Agriculture and Food

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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  2. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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  3. Introduced in House

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  4. Introduced in House

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