# 119-hr-389: Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act

119-hr-389, Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-389
- Congress: 119
- Title: Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Payments to producers for repairing damaged farmland and farming infrastructure along the Texas southern border.** This bill would add a "Southern Border Initiative" to the Food Security Act to fund one-year contracts for conservation practices on eligible land.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Payments for Texas border farmers and ranchers: benefit, medium. This bill would create a Southern Border Initiative to give payments to producers to repair and conserve damaged agricultural land and farming infrastructure. Contracts for payments would have a term of one year. The bill would define "covered land" as land in or near the southern Texas border and…

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1330: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-389 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/389)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1330: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1330)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-389 (as of 2026-09-21).