Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
This bill allows farmers, ranchers, and private forest owners to receive emergency federal aid before starting disaster cleanup, rather than waiting for reimbursement after paying out of pocket. Landowners can receive up to 75 percent of replacement and restoration costs, or up to 50 percent of repair costs, upfront to fix damaged land, fences, and conservation structures. The bill also expands disaster eligibility to include damage from wildfires started by humans or federal agencies, provided the flames spread naturally.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Agricultural producersAllows agricultural producers to receive up to 75 percent of emergency conservation payments in advance for replacing or rehabilitating fencing, farmland, or structures, and up to 50 percent in advance for repairs.
- Agricultural producers affected by non-natural wildfiresExpands eligibility for emergency conservation financial assistance to agricultural producers who suffer damage from non-naturally caused wildfires—including those started by the federal government—that spread through natural causes.
- Nonindustrial private forest landownersAllows owners of nonindustrial private forest land to receive up to 75 percent of emergency forest restoration assistance in advance before beginning restoration work.
Who it burdens
- Nonindustrial private forest landownersRequires private forest landowners to return any advance emergency restoration funds that they do not spend within 180 days of receiving them.
The provisions, in plain language.
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Gives agricultural producers the option to receive up to 75 percent of emergency conservation payments in advance for replacing or rehabilitating fencing, farmland, or structures, and up to 50 percent in advance for repairs.
Extends emergency conservation financial assistance to cover damage from wildfires that were not naturally caused—including those started by the federal government—if the fire spread due to natural causes.
Allows nonindustrial private forest landowners to receive up to 75 percent of emergency forest restoration assistance in advance before beginning restoration work.
Requires private forest landowners to return any advance emergency restoration funds that are not spent within 180 days.
Gives agricultural producers the option to receive up to 75 percent of emergency conservation payments in advance for replacing or rehabilitating fencing, farmland, or structures, and up to 50 percent in advance for repairs.
Extends emergency conservation financial assistance to cover damage from wildfires that were not naturally caused—including those started by the federal government—if the fire spread due to natural causes.
Allows nonindustrial private forest landowners to receive up to 75 percent of emergency forest restoration assistance in advance before beginning restoration work.
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How members voted on Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025.
Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.
How it moved.
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- Received in the Senate.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- 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)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2874)
- At 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.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1011.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2844-2846)
- Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced in House
- Received in the Senate.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- 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)
- Introduced in House
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Civic Herald. “Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 1011, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-1011. Congress.gov record as of Jul 28, 2026.