118 HR 8344 IH: Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-05-10 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.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8344IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 10, 2024Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Ms. Crockett, and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo 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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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act.

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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.