Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 389
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Agriculture and Food
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Last Updated
- 2026-02-04T05:06:19Z
Official Summary
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.
Sponsor
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Cosponsors (2)
Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- 2025-01-14: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2025-01-14: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-14: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act — issued 2025-01-14 — PDF (4 pages)