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119th Congress · S. 629 · Passed Origin

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 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. 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. Currently, advance payments are not available under the program. ECP and EFRP recipients must use the funds within 180 days after the funds are disbursed. This provides additional time to ECP recipients who currently must use the funds within 60 days. The bill also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally, if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes; and (2) a wildfire that is caused by the federal government.

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SubjectsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditEmergency planning and evacuationFarmlandFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disasters

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · [R-NE] · F000463
    Rep-NE current · 3 terms · @SenatorFischer · 4 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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F000463
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Deb Fischer
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Deb
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Fischer
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1951-03-01
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Current term (3 total)

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2025-01-03
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2031-01-03
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448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
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202-224-6551
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (22)

  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library (joint) · joint · rank 2 · site
  • Joint Committee on Printing (joint) · joint · rank 2 · site
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 6
  • Airland (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 9
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Financial Services and General Government (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Legislative Branch (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 7
  • Readiness and Management Support (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 11 · site
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations (senate) · senate · rank 13 · site
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Select Committee on Ethics (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
  • Strategic Forces (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1

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District offices (4)

  • 20 W. 23rd St., Kearney, NE, 68847 · 308-234-2361 · fax 308-234-3684 · 40.6986843,-99.0819184
  • 11819 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 205, Omaha, NE, 68154 · 402-391-3411 · fax 402-391-4725 · 41.26733180000001,-96.0980857
  • 120 East 16th St., Suite 203, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361 · 308-630-2329 · fax 308-630-2321 · 41.8680501,-103.6483008
  • 1248 O Street, Suite #1111, Lincoln, NE, 68508 · 402-441-4600 · fax 402-476-8753 · 40.8143839,-96.7028722

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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S2NE00094
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2026
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FISCHER, DEBRA S.
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
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Senate
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NE
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00
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Incumbent
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2030
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null
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2011-07-19
last_file_date
2025-02-10
last_f2_date
2025-02-10
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null

Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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2024
total_receipts
$8,687,977.41
total_disbursements
$9,174,382.48
cash_on_hand_end_period
$25,211.83
debts_owed_by_committee
$95,547.54
coverage_start_date
2019-01-01
coverage_end_date
2024-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (2)

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · [D-NM] · L000570 · Co-sponsored 2025-02-19 · original
    Dem-NM current · 7 terms · @SenatorLujan · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · [D-CA] · S001150 · Co-sponsored 2025-02-19 · original
    Dem-CA current · 14 terms · @SenAdamSchiff · 3 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-03-24T16:55:39ZDischarged From
    2025-02-19T19:32:26ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (9)

  • 2026-03-24 14:11:22FloorH15000via House floor actions
    Held at the desk.
  • 2026-03-24 14:02:29FloorH14000via House floor actions
    Received in the House.
  • 2026-03-24Floorvia Senate
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2026-03-24Floorvia Senate
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)
  • 2026-03-24Floor17000via Library of Congress
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2026-03-24Dischargevia Senate
    Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2026-03-24Committee14500via Library of Congress
    Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2025-02-19IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • 2025-02-19IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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  • Display Title2026-03-25T10:58:20Z
    Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
  • Short Title(s) as Passed SenateESS2026-03-25T04:23:26Z
    Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-03-12T02:23:30Z
    Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-03-12T02:19:01Z
    A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes.

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00 · 2025-02-19 · Introduced in Senate

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 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.

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. Currently, advance payments are not available under the program.

ECP and EFRP recipients must use the funds within 180 days after the funds are disbursed. This provides additional time to ECP recipients who currently must use the funds within 60 days.

The bill also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally, if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes; and (2) a wildfire that is caused by the federal government.

Related bills

  • S 1462 (119) Fix Our Forests Act
    Latest: 2025-10-27 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 212.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

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