S. 629

119th Congress

Enacted

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]NE· Introduced 19 February 2025
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Cosponsors

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Amendments

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Became Public Law No: 119-102.

12 July 2026·1 week ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 29 January 2026

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

This bill 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 bill also provides additional options to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures.

The bill 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 bill 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 bill 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.

Timeline

22 actions

  1. Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.

    12 July 2026 · President

  2. Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.

    12 July 2026 · President

  3. Became Public Law No: 119-102.

    12 July 2026 · BecameLaw

  4. Presented to President.

    30 June 2026 · President

  5. Presented to President.

    30 June 2026 · Floor

  6. Presented to President.

    30 June 2026 · President

  7. Presented to President.

    30 June 2026 · President

  8. Presented to President.

    30 June 2026 · Floor

  9. Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  10. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  11. Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  12. Considered as unfinished business.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  13. Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  14. Considered under suspension of the rules.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  15. Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  16. 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.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  17. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  18. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  19. 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).

    23 June 2026 · Floor

  20. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    23 June 2026 · Floor

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Sponsorship

2 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]NE

Cosponsors

  • Democrat2100%

Classification

Policy area

Agriculture and Food

Legislative subjects

Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditEmergency planning and evacuationFarmlandFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disasters

Committees

1

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To19 Feb 2025
    • Discharged From24 Mar 2026
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