HR 5280
119th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jan 13, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025
This bill amends the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to allow the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for certain restoration activities. The EWP Program offers technical and financial assistance, including the purchase of floodplain easements, to safeguard people and property from floods, drought, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed.
Under the bill, USDA may allow restoration above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.