Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

What this measure contains

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.

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• Enrolled Bill · Official document ↗
• Engrossed in Senate · Official document ↗· Mar 24, 2026
• Introduced in Senate · Official document ↗· Feb 19, 2025
• Public Law · Official document ↗· Jul 13, 2026

Legislative path

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1. Introduced in Senate
2. Engrossed in Senateby Senate passage (unanimous consent)
3. Enrolled Bill
4. Public Law

Decision stages

1. Mar 24, 2026 · Senate

   Senate passage (unanimous consent) on Introduced in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565), reported as Engrossed in Senate

   No recorded vote

2. Jun 23, 2026 · House

   House suspend rules and pass on Engrossed in Senate: Passed

   368 aye · 19 no · 44 not voting · Source roll call

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Legislative history

1. Feb 19, 2025

   Introduced in Senate

2. Feb 19, 2025

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

3. Mar 24, 2026

   Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.

4. Mar 24, 2026

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

5. Mar 24, 2026

   Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)

6. Mar 24, 2026

   Message on Senate action sent to the House.

7. Mar 24, 2026

   Received in the House.

8. Mar 24, 2026

   Held at the desk.

9. Jun 23, 2026

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

10. Jun 23, 2026

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

11. Jun 23, 2026

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

12. Jun 23, 2026

    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.

13. Jun 23, 2026

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4192)

14. Jun 23, 2026

    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)

15. Jun 23, 2026

    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)

16. Jun 23, 2026

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

17. Jun 30, 2026

    Presented to President.

18. Jul 12, 2026

    Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.

19. Jul 12, 2026

    Became Public Law No: 119-102.

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