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119th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 1011: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

Passed HouseApr 14, 2026

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 5, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Apr 14, 2026, 395–10
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 5, 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.

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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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Apr 14, 2026

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 395–10

Yea 395two-thirds 270Nay 10

  • Democrats201 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans193 yea, 10 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Chip Roy (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX) voted Nay

See how all 405 members voted

Showing 431 of 431 members

Yea 395

Republicans (193)

Democrats (201)

Independents (1)

Nay 10

Republicans (10) broke with their party

Not voting 26

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Apr 14, 2026. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Apr 14, 2026HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 395–10
    Roll call 109 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats2010012
    Republicans19310014
    Independents1000
    Total39510026

    House roll call 109: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    10 crossed party lines: 10 Republicans

    How each member voted (431)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

4

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

112 points earned
  1. 1Julia Letlow R-LA SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, passed House3 events+36
  2. 2Jodey Arrington R-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Tim Burchett R-TN1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Eric Burlison R-MO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Glenn Grothman R-WI1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Apr 14, 2026Passed the House, 395–10.
  2. Feb 5, 2025Introduced in the House by Julia Letlow.
Show the full action history (12 actions)
  1. Apr 15, 2026Received in the Senate.
  2. Apr 14, 2026Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Apr 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2844-2846)
  4. Apr 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1011.
  5. Apr 14, 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.
  6. Apr 14, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2874)
  7. Apr 14, 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): 395 - 10 (Roll no. 109). (text: CR H2844)
  8. Apr 14, 2026On 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)
  9. Apr 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Mar 7, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  11. Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House
  12. Feb 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.