S. 629 · 119th Congress

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 19, 2025 by Deb Fischer (R-NE). 2 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-102.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-102
Introduced
Feb 19, 2025
Cosponsors
2
2 from the other party
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Farmland
  • Fires
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Natural disasters

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jul 12, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Deb FischerR-NESponsor

Democrats · 2

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Jun 23, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 368–19

History

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  1. Feb 19, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 19, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  3. Mar 24, 2026Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Mar 24, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Mar 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Mar 24, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)
  7. Mar 24, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseMr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)
  12. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.
  13. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseAt 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.
  14. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4192)
  15. Jun 23, 2026Passed/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)House · Roll call 223
  16. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 223
  17. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Jun 30, 2026Presented to President.
  19. Jun 30, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Jul 12, 2026 · HouseSent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.
  21. Jul 12, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-102.
  22. Jul 12, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-102.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.