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119th Congress Agriculture and Food

S. 629: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

Became LawPublic Law 119-102, signed Jul 12, 2026

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 19, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (completed)Mar 24, 2026
  3. Passed House (completed)Jun 23, 2026, 368–19
  4. To the President (completed)Jun 30, 2026
  5. Became law (completed)Jul 12, 2026

Summary

Public Law, Jul 12, 2026

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.

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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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Jun 23, 2026

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 368–19

Yea 368two-thirds 258Nay 19

  • Democrats189 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans178 yea, 19 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Keith Self (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mary Miller (R-IL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Anna Luna (R-FL), Mark Harris (R-NC), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted Nay; and 9 more

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Showing 431 of 431 members

Yea 368

Republicans (178)

Democrats (189)

Independents (1)

Nay 19

Not voting 44

Senate

Passed by unanimous consent

Mar 24, 2026

No recorded vote, so there is no member-by-member tally.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • Jun 23, 2026HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 368–19
    Roll call 223 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats1890023
    Republicans17819021
    Independents1000
    Total36819044

    House roll call 223: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    19 crossed party lines: 19 Republicans

    How each member voted (431)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

2

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

282 points earned
  1. 1Deb Fischer R-NE SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, discharged, passed Senate, passed House, became law6 events+160
  2. 2Jodey Arrington R-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Sheri Biggs R-SC1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Lauren Boebert R-CO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Tim Burchett R-TN1 maverick vote1 event+6
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History

  1. Jul 12, 2026Signed by the President. Became Public Law 119-102.
  2. Jun 30, 2026Presented to the President.
  3. Jun 23, 2026Passed the House, 368–19.
  4. Mar 24, 2026Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
  5. Feb 19, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Deb Fischer.
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  1. Jul 12, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-102.
  2. Jul 12, 2026Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned.
  3. Jun 30, 2026Presented to President.
  4. 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)
  5. Jun 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4137-4138)
  6. Jun 23, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4192)
  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, 2026Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  9. Jun 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules.
  10. Jun 23, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 629.
  11. 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.
  12. Jun 23, 2026Considered as unfinished business.
  13. 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).
  14. 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).
  15. Jun 23, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Mar 24, 2026Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Mar 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Mar 24, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)
  19. Mar 24, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  20. Mar 24, 2026Received in the House.
  21. Mar 24, 2026Held at the desk.
  22. Feb 19, 2025Introduced in Senate
  23. Feb 19, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.