Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act
Sponsored By: Representative De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
In Committee
Summary
Independent, time-bound review of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. The bill would require USDA to contract with a land-grant or non-land-grant college of agriculture to evaluate the program’s effectiveness, treatment protocols, producer burdens, and the federal and state funds supporting the program.
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- Cattle producers: Would get a formal assessment of the program’s benefits and the burdens of compliance and receive recommendations aimed at reducing those burdens.
- Research institutions: Land-grant and non-land-grant colleges of agriculture would be eligible to perform the review and report their findings.
- Program managers: APHIS and the Texas Animal Health Commission would receive an independent evaluation of treatment protocols and overall program effectiveness to inform operational changes.
- Congressional oversight: USDA would have to submit the review results and recommendations to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees within 1 year after the contract begins.
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Cattle tick program review for producers
This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to offer, within one year, to contract with a land-grant or other college of agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. The review would check how well the program stops tick-borne disease in cattle. It would also look at treatment methods, producer paperwork and costs, and how Federal and State money was spent last year, including each research project. Within one year after the contract is signed, the Secretary would send Congress a report with results and ideas to reduce producer burden. For cattle producers, this could lead to simpler rules or lower costs later.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 1/14/2025
Ellzey
TX • R
Sponsored 1/14/2025
Roll Call Votes
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