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H.R. 388119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 14, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act
Introduced:
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HR 388 requires an independent university study of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program's effectiveness and spending.
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This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to arrange an outside review of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, run by APHIS and the Texas Animal Health Commission. Within one year of enactment, the Secretary must offer a contract to a land-grant or similar agricultural university to study the program's effectiveness, including disease prevention, producer costs and benefits, treatment methods, and how federal and state funds are spent. After the review, the Secretary has one year to report findings and improvement recommendations to House and Senate agriculture committees.
Cattle ranchers and producers, especially those near the U.S.-Mexico border and in Texas, along with the Department of Agriculture, participating universities, and state animal health agencies.
The review could lead to future changes in how the program is run or how producers must comply, though the bill itself does not alter the program.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.