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S 629 · introduced · significant

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill expands federal disaster aid programs for farmers and forest owners affected by natural disasters and wildfires.
  • Agricultural producers and private forest land owners impacted by emergencies like wildfires can receive faster advance payments.
  • Advance payments increase from 25% to 50-75% of costs, and recipients get 180 days instead of 60 days to use funds.

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  1. 01

    How might faster advance payments at 50-75% of costs change which farmers and forest owners can afford to recover from disasters?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports extending the funding timeline from 60 to 180 days as necessary for effective disaster recovery on agricultural and forest lands?

  3. 03

    How could increased federal advance payments affect the long-term financial stability or insurance decisions of agricultural producers and private forest owners?

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Sponsor · R-NE

Deb Fischer

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Introduced 2026-03-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2026-03-24 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2026-03-24 · senate · Floor

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

  5. 2026-03-24 · Floor

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

  6. 2026-03-24 · senate · Discharge

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

  7. 2026-03-24 · Committee

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

  8. 2025-02-19 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  9. 2025-02-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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