Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 6/23/2026
Actions
- 2026-07-12Became Public Law No: 119-102.
- 2026-07-12Became Public Law No: 119-102.
- 2026-07-12Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.
- 2026-06-30Presented to President.
- 2026-06-30Presented to President.
- 2026-06-23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-06-23On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 19 (Roll no. 223). (text: CR H4137)
- 2026-06-23Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 19 (Roll no. 223). (text: CR H4137)
- 2026-06-23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4192)
- 2026-06-23At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2026-06-23DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.
- 2026-06-23Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)
- 2026-06-23Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2026-03-24Held at the desk.
- 2026-03-24Received in the House.
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CRS Summary
As of 2026-07-12 (49)
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
This act revises the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to expand eligibility for payments to agricultural producers and owners of forest land impacted by natural disasters. The act also provides additional options to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures.
The act expands advance ECP payments to include the replacement, repair, or restoration of farmland or conservation structures requiring an immediate response. Producers may receive an advance on cost-sharing payments for 75% of the cost of the replacement and 50% of the cost of the repair or restoration. Current law limits advance payments to 25% of the cost of the repair or replacement of fencing.
Under EFRP, the act allows owners of nonindustrial private forest land impacted by a natural disaster to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments for up to 75% of the cost of the emergency measures. Currently, advance payments are not available under the program.
ECP and EFRP recipients must use the funds within 180 days after the funds are disbursed. This provides additional time to ECP recipients who currently must use the funds within 60 days.
The act also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally, if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes; and (2) a wildfire that is caused by the federal government.
Cosponsors (2)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Subjects
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Farmland
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Natural disasters
Became law: Pub. L. 119-102
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