Farm Subsidy information
34th District of Texas
(Rep. Filemon Vela)
USDA subsidies for farms in 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) totaled $396,830,000 from 1995 through 2023.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 | TOTAL 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $2,034,305 $6,887,533 $6,972,298 $12,485,801 $18,070,462 $19,418,265 $12,543,902 $6,263,286 $17,547,514 $17,823,473 $19,823,641 $16,748,521 $12,058,043 $10,340,929 $14,142,101 | $7,078,776 $5,603,250 $5,414,415 $4,636,814 $6,713,530 $1,375,395 $7,401,698 $10,919,603 $10,110,796 $28,601,806 $22,549,144 $8,596,443 $2,826,834 $1,672,842 | $316,661,420 |
| Recipients | 1,143 1,271 1,339 1,310 1,320 1,314 1,319 1,249 1,297 1,294 1,282 1,212 1,161 1,097 1,082 | 1,020 921 855 775 599 351 694 653 660 715 791 679 295 179 | 3,214 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,440,755 $323,917 $0 $0 | $2,764,672 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 144 0 0 | 259 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,671,670 $4,963,934 $4,115 $600,571 | $11,240,290 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 517 492 4 118 | 607 | |
| Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,993 | $17,993 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,790,035 $20,400,800 $4,862,110 $26,995 $0 $0 | $27,079,939 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 529 508 7 0 0 | 583 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $45,772 $35,768 $21,571 $0 $2,994,599 $35,149 $28,219 $2,819,356 $1,012,248 | $6,992,682 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 33 19 18 0 419 37 20 290 65 | 615 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,975,457 $10,847,366 $7,273,334 $5,206,408 $9,539,460 $3,253,378 $3,364 $42,029 | $42,140,796 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 685 647 618 626 613 507 9 2 | 1,064 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $1,355,974 $3,181,007 $116,855 $20,173 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,674,009 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 124 118 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 130 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $402,410 $6,829,554 $6,490,898 $6,516,507 $6,077,161 $6,093,079 $6,020,536 $5,929,905 | $5,955,220 $5,594,170 $5,420,980 $3,289,092 $81,075 $32,651 $8,616 $37,421 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $64,779,275 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 466 1,255 1,169 1,120 1,095 975 987 932 | 909 905 855 706 48 5 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,948 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $883,608 $8,239,382 $5,719,692 $10,712,740 $9,868,980 $5,811,603 $4,318,771 $8,129,455 | $1,123,081 $2,255 $-6,565 $-8,252 $-61 $0 $0 $28 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $54,794,717 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 461 1,188 1,234 1,244 1,188 1,058 1,020 992 | 919 19 64 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,740 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $7,873,262 $7,466,099 $8,628,562 $4,407,275 $7,097,447 $5,299,746 $4,458,776 $-98,662 $-938 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $45,131,567 |
| Recipients | 0 1,254 1,273 1,307 1,093 1,257 1,241 1,126 204 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,855 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $3,414,378 $6,601,844 $7,017,360 $6,261,672 $514 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $23,295,768 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,271 1,292 1,276 1,296 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,578 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $70 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $70 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $2,030,311 $-967,590 $-486,278 $-1,651 $-402 $-176 $-60 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $574,154 |
| Recipients | 1,131 580 418 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,148 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $-5,212 $0 $440,274 $4,579,776 $3,930,100 $821,234 $427,734 $2,345,762 $4,856,260 $2,338,907 $685,304 $108,892 $1,176 $82,741 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $251,160 $698,587 $610,625 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $22,173,318 |
| Recipients | 0 1 0 245 855 979 120 423 759 545 738 494 65 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 56 110 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,501 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,410,333 $759,013 $92,157 $36,819 $209,818 $725,555 $247,098 $116,823 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,597,617 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 24 28 14 6 2 20 5 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 71 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $4,148 $73,995 $613,449 $21,441 $2,605 $20,282 $31,046 $7,951 $191 $44,189 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $175,510 $130,817 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,125,625 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1 11 23 2 1 8 4 2 1 5 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 111 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 161 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $3,994 $-12,928 $-7,523 $90 $-2,359 $1,002 $47,711 $50,821 $1,378 $960 $438 $62 $280 $447 $0 | $475 $6,825 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $91,673 |
| Recipients | 68 15 11 11 22 47 14 35 84 23 54 7 12 24 0 | 10 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 358 | |
| Cotton Ginning Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $610,818 $0 $1,047,427 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,658,245 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 1 230 0 0 0 0 0 | 250 | |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,200,349 $306,020 $9,424 $13,217 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,529,010 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 556 182 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 729 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $780,536 $861,707 $852,682 $730,259 $654,154 $622,313 $808,102 $702,426 $693,419 $694,808 $564,436 $569,531 $527,524 $722,965 $572,387 | $543,309 $521,990 $465,640 $430,299 $321,644 $298,959 $358,946 $163,867 $117,711 $113,530 $97,348 $8,565 $27,785 $4,150 | $13,830,992 |
| Recipients | 137 137 124 104 92 114 123 123 124 123 98 99 77 82 85 | 78 76 71 62 51 55 43 35 34 26 18 8 5 4 | 376 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $738,596 $820,182 $837,483 $693,227 $600,537 $603,529 $748,222 $654,398 $655,030 $583,369 $564,436 $569,531 $527,524 $722,965 $572,387 | $543,309 $521,990 $465,640 $430,299 $321,644 $298,959 $358,946 $163,867 $117,711 $113,530 $97,348 $8,565 $27,785 $4,150 | $13,365,159 |
| Recipients | 116 125 117 96 83 105 116 110 109 97 98 99 77 82 85 | 78 76 71 62 51 55 43 35 34 26 18 8 5 4 | 302 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $13,876 $4,955 $35,131 $53,617 $18,784 $59,880 $48,028 $38,389 $111,439 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $384,099 |
| Recipients | 0 6 2 8 9 9 8 14 15 28 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 59 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $41,940 $27,649 $10,244 $1,901 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $81,734 |
| Recipients | 21 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 29 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $1,509,190 $129,091 $48,102 $-49 $5,810,231 $720,122 $1,308,414 $563,900 $10,533,921 $431,759 $894,653 $45,229 $2,274,411 $5,221,869 $32,317 | $5,487,389 $5,242,309 $335,786 $2,059,215 $993,647 $931,667 $3,466 $7,040 $24,667 $11,373 $425,164 $1,956,008 $17,125,012 $2,211,233 | $66,337,135 |
| Recipients | 333 43 18 1 811 138 239 199 839 75 215 21 196 566 26 | 438 531 48 136 81 73 2 9 11 9 67 167 421 94 | 1,914 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,634,162 $720,122 $1,066,181 $54,397 $10,335,013 $425,656 $894,095 $3,116 $2,245,360 $5,087,592 $10,082 | $0 $5,713 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $26,481,489 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 755 138 171 13 803 65 215 1 183 513 13 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,284 | |
| Total Emergency Relief Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $16,727,311 $1,506,006 | $18,233,318 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 367 18 | 373 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,165,494 $3,940 | $1,169,434 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 | 13 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Non-specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15,561,818 $72,048 | $15,633,865 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365 8 | 371 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,268,884 | $1,268,884 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 3 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 1 Non-specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $161,135 | $161,135 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 | 7 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $36,516 $0 $23,128 $0 $0 $239,435 $39,860 $2,423 $558 $42,113 $29,051 $22,793 $0 | $0 $1,384 $26,789 $23,791 $38,865 $438 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $28,658 $0 $305 | $556,107 |
| Recipients | 0 0 5 0 8 0 0 77 33 8 2 20 13 1 0 | 0 2 7 9 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 | 122 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $359,134 $1,409,106 $0 $0 | $1,768,240 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 95 0 0 | 96 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $12,959 $49,549 $10,306 $0 $152,941 $0 $240,319 $267,360 $159,048 $3,680 $0 $0 $0 $111,484 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,007,646 |
| Recipients | 2 14 7 0 86 0 80 146 33 7 0 0 0 71 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 218 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $22,235 | $217,427 $16,866 $183,019 $-11,269 $955,157 $931,066 $0 $0 $0 $0 $57,251 $222,595 $56,705 $198,444 | $2,849,495 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 | 46 17 25 5 75 71 0 0 0 0 21 53 30 38 | 178 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $13,331 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,681 $0 | $31,012 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,269,962 $5,205,015 $125,978 $2,046,693 $-375 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $12,647,273 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 401 516 18 125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 624 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $1,496,231 $79,542 $1,280 $-49 $0 $0 $1,914 $2,708 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $256,414 $8,547 $0 | $1,846,586 |
| Recipients | 331 29 6 1 0 0 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 1 0 | 385 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $163 $3,466 $7,040 $24,667 $11,373 $8,779 $39,235 $314,768 $89,188 | $498,679 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 11 9 8 6 63 70 | 88 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $417,290 | $417,290 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 |
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