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House bill · H.R. 1011 (119th Congress)

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Apr 15, 2026

Sponsor: Julia Letlow (U.S. Representative, LA-5, Republican)

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Summary

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 This bill 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 bill also provides additional options to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures. The bill expands advance ECP payments to include payments for the rehabilitation of farmland or to repair or replace a farmland or conservation structure. Producers may receive an advance on cost-sharing payments for 75% of the cost of the replacement or rehabilitation and 50% of the cost of the repair. Current law limits advanced cost-sharing payments to 25% of the cost of the repair or replacement of fencing. The bill also expands eligibility for payments under ECP to include emergency measures to address damages caused by a wildfire that is not caused naturally (including a wildfire that is caused by the federal government), if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes. Under EFRP, the bill 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. Recipients must use the funds within 180 days after the funds are disbursed. Currently, advance payments are not available under the program.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Agriculture · U.S. House of Representatives

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Full history

  1. Apr 15, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    Received in the Senate.

    U.S. Senate

  2. Apr 15, 2026

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    U.S. House

  3. Apr 14, 2026

    Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H2874)

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2874)

  4. Apr 14, 2026

    Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H2874)

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2874)

  5. Apr 14, 2026

    Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H2874)

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2874)

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  1. Apr 14, 2026

    Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 1011.

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1011.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Apr 14, 2026

    Passed a chamber

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

  3. Apr 14, 2026

    Passed a chamber

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

  4. Apr 14, 2026

    Passed a chamber

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

  5. Apr 14, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    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): 395 - 10 (Roll no. 109). (text: CR H2844)

    U.S. House of Representatives

  6. Mar 7, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

  7. Mar 7, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

  8. Mar 7, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

  9. Feb 5, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  10. Feb 5, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  11. Feb 5, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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