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.

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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 6
Airland (senate) · senate · rank 2
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 9
Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (senate) · senate · rank 3
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Financial Services and General Government (senate) · senate · rank 4
Legislative Branch (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 3
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 7
Readiness and Management Support (senate) · senate · rank 2
Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (senate) · senate · rank 4
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 11 · site
Senate Committee on Appropriations (senate) · senate · rank 13 · site
Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
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Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
Senate Select Committee on Ethics (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
Strategic Forces (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety (senate) · senate · rank 4
Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1

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20 W. 23rd St., Kearney, NE, 68847 · 308-234-2361 · fax 308-234-3684 · 40.6986843,-99.0819184
11819 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 205, Omaha, NE, 68154 · 402-391-3411 · fax 402-391-4725 · 41.26733180000001,-96.0980857
120 East 16th St., Suite 203, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361 · 308-630-2329 · fax 308-630-2321 · 41.8680501,-103.6483008
1248 O Street, Suite #1111, Lincoln, NE, 68508 · 402-441-4600 · fax 402-476-8753 · 40.8143839,-96.7028722

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Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · [D-NM] · L000570 · Co-sponsored 2025-02-19 · original
Dem-NM current · 7 terms · @SenatorLujan · 5 district offices
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · [D-CA] · S001150 · Co-sponsored 2025-02-19 · original
Dem-CA current · 14 terms · @SenAdamSchiff · 3 district offices

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2026-03-24T16:55:39ZDischarged From
2025-02-19T19:32:26ZReferred To

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2026-06-23 14:44:52FloorH37220via House floor actions
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.
2026-06-23 14:33:35FloorH30000via House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)
2026-06-23 14:33:20FloorH30300via House floor actions
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Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill textENRJ2026-06-25T04:23:30Z
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Display Title2026-03-25T10:58:20Z
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Short Title(s) as Passed SenateESS2026-03-25T04:23:26Z
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-03-12T02:23:30Z
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-03-12T02:19:01Z
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.

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Summaries

00 · 2025-02-19 · Introduced in Senate

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.

49 · 2026-07-12 · Public Law

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

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 bills

S 1462 (119) Fix Our Forests Act
Latest: 2025-10-27 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 212.
Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)
HR 1011 (119) Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Latest: 2026-04-15 — Received in the Senate.
Relationship: Public law contains the text (via CRS)

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