HR 387
Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act
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Bill overview
This bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to produce a report for Congress detailing all existing USDA programs and authorities that could assist Texas agricultural producers who have experienced economic losses due to Mexico’s failure to deliver water as agreed upon in international treaties. The report will specifically address assistance related to the Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande and its Supplementary Protocol. Essentially, the bill aims to identify and catalog potential aid options for affected Texas farmers and ranchers.
Key provisions
- Requires the USDA Secretary to submit a report to Congress.
- The report must list all USDA authorities and programs.
- The report must focus on assistance for Texas agricultural producers.
- Assistance must be related to economic losses caused by Mexico’s water delivery shortfall.
- The report must reference specific treaties and protocols.
- The report is due within 180 days of the bill’s enactment.
Who is affected
- Texas agricultural producers
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Congress
- Mexico
Notable changes
- The bill mandates a comprehensive review of USDA resources for potential assistance.
- It specifically links assistance to a historical water treaty dispute with Mexico.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 387
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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.
This Act may be cited as the Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act
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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.