Bills · 119th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced2/19/25
  2. Passed SenatePassed 3/24/26
  3. HousePassed 6/23/26
  4. President
  5. LawPublic Law 119-102

Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on March 24, 2026. Passed the House 368–19 on June 23, 2026 (Roll Call 223 →). Became Public Law 119-102 on July 12, 2026.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 6/23/26Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic189 Yea · 0 Nay · 23 Not voting
  • Republican178 Yea · 19 Nay · 21 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.

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Sponsor
Sen. Deb Fischer ( Republican · NE)
Cosponsors
2
Introduced
2/19/25
Policy area
Agriculture and Food

What happens next

Became Public Law 119-102.

All actions (19)
  1. 2/19/25Introduced in Senate
  2. 2/19/25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  3. 3/24/26Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. 3/24/26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. 3/24/26Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)
  6. 3/24/26Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  7. 3/24/26Received in the House.
  8. 3/24/26Held at the desk.
  9. 6/23/26Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. 6/23/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)
  11. 6/23/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.
  12. 6/23/26At 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. 6/23/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4192)
  14. 6/23/26Passed/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. 6/23/26On 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. 6/23/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. 6/30/26Presented to President.
  18. 7/12/26Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.
  19. 7/12/26Became Public Law No: 119-102.