S 2215 · in committee · significant
Restoring America’s Floodplains Act
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What this bill does
- USDA can provide financial and technical assistance to restore floodplains and wetlands on purchased easements.
- Landowners, government agencies, and nonprofits participate in managing restored floodplain properties.
- Funding flows through the existing Emergency Watershed Protection Program with no specified new cost.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would floodplain restoration on easement properties affect flood risk for downstream communities compared to current land management practices?
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What criteria would determine which landowners or regions receive USDA assistance, and could funding disparities emerge across states?
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Since the bill uses existing program funding rather than appropriating new money, what current watershed projects might receive fewer resources if this restoration work expands?
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Sponsor · R-IA
Joni Ernst
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Introduced 2025-07-09
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Legislative timeline
2025-07-09 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-07-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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