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S. 629 119th Congress Senate

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

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 e… Show full official titleShow less

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.

Introduced: February 19, 2025 Introduced by: Deb Fischer Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditEmergency planning and evacuationFarmlandFires
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Forests, forestry, treesNatural disasters
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2026
Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.
Jul 12, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-102.
Jun 30, 2026
Presented to President.
Jun 23, 2026 · 6:59 PM EDT
Passed/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)
Jun 23, 2026 · 2:33 PM EDT
Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 23, 2026 · 6:59 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2026 · 6:31 PM EDT
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4192)
Jun 23, 2026 · 2:44 PM EDT
At 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.
Jun 23, 2026 · 2:33 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.
Jun 23, 2026 · 2:33 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)
Mar 24, 2026
Held at the desk.
Mar 24, 2026
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 24, 2026
Received in the House.
Mar 24, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 24, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)
Mar 24, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 19, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jun 23, 2026 House · vote #223 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 368–19 See who voted →
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 Latest action July 12, 2026

Became Public Law No: 119-102.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 231 Cross-Congress related bill Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023
  • S 1462 Fix Our Forests Act
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 19, 2025
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 19, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 629: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-629/
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"S. 629: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-629/.
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S. 629, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-629/.
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