Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

Where it stands

1. Introduced Done · Feb 19, 2025
2. Committee Done · Feb 19, 2025
3. Passed Senate Done · Mar 24, 2026
4. Passed House Done · Jun 23, 2026
5. President Done · Jun 30, 2026
6. Law Done · Jul 12, 2026

From the official actions on Congress.gov.

Key points

What it changes

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Who it affects

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What it costs

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Where it stands

Became Public Law No: 119-102. (Jul 12, 2026)

What happens next

Nothing more is needed from Congress. It is now law.

Official summary

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. Under EFRP, the act 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 act 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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service (Public Law version), via Congress.gov.

Recorded votes

1. HOUSEFinal passageJun 23, 2026 · roll call 223

   On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: Passed (368–19)

   This vote decided whether the bill passes this chamber.
   Votes by party

   How each party voted on roll call 223

   Party	Yes	No	Present	Did not vote	Share voting Yes
   Democratic	189	0	0	23
   Republican	178	19	0	21
   Independent	1	0	0	0

   Party totals from the official roll call.

   Map: how each state voted

   All voted YesSplitAll voted NoNo Yes or No votes

   Each state is shaded by the share of its U.S. House members who voted Yes, out of those who voted Yes or No. Colors show the vote, not party.

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Legislative history

1. Jul 12, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-102.
2. Jul 12, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-102.
3. Jul 12, 2026Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.
4. Jun 30, 2026Presented to President.
5. Jun 30, 2026Presented to President.
6. Jun 23, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7. Jun 23, 2026On 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)
8. Jun 23, 2026Passed/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)
9. Jun 23, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4192)
10. Jun 23, 2026At 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.
11. Jun 23, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.
12. Jun 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)
13. Jun 23, 2026Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
14. Mar 24, 2026Held at the desk.
15. Mar 24, 2026Received in the House.
16. Mar 24, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
17. Mar 24, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)
18. Mar 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
19. Mar 24, 2026Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
20. Mar 24, 2026Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
21. Feb 19, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
22. Feb 19, 2025Introduced in Senate