To financially assist certain agricultural producers in the State of Texas with farming operations along the Rio Grande.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make a $280 million grant to the State of Texas, administered through the Texas Department of Agriculture, to compensate agricultural producers along the Rio Grande who suffered economic losses during the 2023-2024 crop years. The losses stem from Mexico's failure to deliver water to the United States as required under the 1944 bilateral water treaty.
Who Benefits and How
Texas agricultural producers with farming operations along the Rio Grande are the direct beneficiaries, receiving financial assistance proportional to their actual crop losses. The Texas Department of Agriculture benefits from administering the grant. South Texas farming communities more broadly benefit from economic stabilization in a region dependent on irrigated agriculture.
Who Bears the Burden and How
U.S. taxpayers bear the full $280 million cost, which is appropriated directly from the Treasury rather than offset by cuts elsewhere. The Department of Agriculture bears the administrative burden of executing the grant. Implicitly, Mexico bears diplomatic responsibility as the bill frames the losses as resulting from Mexico's treaty non-compliance, though no enforcement mechanism against Mexico is included.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates $280 million from the U.S. Treasury for agricultural disaster assistance
- Targets specifically agricultural producers along the Rio Grande in Texas
- Covers economic losses from crop years 2023 through 2024
- Assistance must be proportional to actual losses incurred by individual producers
- Grant administered in the same manner as a prior emergency agricultural grant under Public Law 107-206
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Appropriates $280 million to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers in South Texas who suffered economic losses during 2023-2024 due to Mexico failing to deliver water to the United States under a 1944 treaty.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, International Trade, Water Resources
Primary Purpose
Appropriates $280 million to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers in South Texas who suffered economic losses during 2023-2024 due to Mexico failing to deliver water to the United States under a 1944 treaty.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Texas agricultural producers along the Rio Grande
- Texas Department of Agriculture
- South Texas farming communities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- U.S. taxpayers
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. De La Cruz introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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