To establish an Office of Colonia Affairs within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 2740 2025-01-02T16:06:13Z 2025-01-02T16:06:13Z House H HR 2023-04-20 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. ESCOBAR:H.R. 2740.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.The single subject of this legislation is:Agriculture[Page H1910]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-04-20T13:05:15Z 2023-04-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 N Housing and Community Development Arizona 2025-01-02T16:05:49Z California 2025-01-02T16:05:58Z Congressional oversight 2025-01-02T16:05:45Z Department of Agriculture 2025-01-02T16:05:37Z Executive agency funding and structure 2025-01-02T16:05:41Z New Mexico 2025-01-02T16:06:03Z Regional and metropolitan planning 2025-01-02T16:06:13Z Texas 2025-01-02T16:06:07Z Housing and Community Development 2023-04-27T17:01:06Z

00 2023-04-20 Introduced in House 2024-06-05T15:58:30Z <p>This bill establishes the Office of Colonia Affairs within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide information and resources about federal programs and funding for colonias. Colonias are economically distressed communities near the U.S.-Mexico border. Under the bill, a community must be determined to be a colonia by USDA on the basis of objective criteria, including the lack of a potable water supply, adequate sewage systems, and decent housing.</p>

To establish an Office of Colonia Affairs within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Display Title 45 To establish an Office of Colonia Affairs within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 2024-07-24T15:22:37Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish an Office of Colonia Affairs within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:39:32Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2740ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2740ih.xml 2023-04-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.