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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 387 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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
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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.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
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