Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action · Jul 12, 2026 Became Public Law No: 119-102.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 19, 2025
- Passed SenateMar 24, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2026
- To the PresidentJun 30, 2026
- Became lawJul 12, 2026Public Law 119-102
Summary
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 223 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed368–19 | Jun 23, 2026 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 19, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 19, 2025 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Feb 19, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Feb 19, 2025Discharged Mar 24, 2026 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-102.
- Jul 12, 2026Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.
- Jun 30, 2026Presented to President.
- Jun 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)
- Jun 23, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4192)
- Jun 23, 2026Passed/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, 2026Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 23, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.
- Jun 23, 2026At 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, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 24, 2026Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)
- Mar 24, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 24, 2026Received in the House.
- Mar 24, 2026Held at the desk.
- Feb 19, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 19, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4137, H4138, H4194Text printed H4137Recorded votes H4192enact | Adrian Smith R-NE, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Jill N. Tokuda D-HI | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1565Text printed S1565 | Deb Fischer R-NE | Mar 24, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 231 | Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023 | Cross-Congress related bill | Feb 2, 2023 |
| S 1462 | Fix Our Forests Act | Related bill | Oct 27, 2025 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 24, 2026Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 19, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
