Farmers get money faster to fix disaster damage to farms and forests.
H.R. 1011 — Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 · Filed by Julia Letlow (R-LA) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill lets farmers and forest owners get partial payment before finishing repairs. They can get up to 75% of money upfront for most work, or 50% for repairs. They must return unused money within 180 days. If a wildfire started by the federal government spreads naturally, farmers can still get help.
Who it affects
Farmers and forest owners who need to fix emergency damage get help faster. They do not have to wait until all work is done to get paid.
One thing to notice
Farmers have 180 days to spend the money or give it back. The Secretary of Agriculture decides how much each person gets.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Feb 5, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 5, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
- Apr 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 10…”
- Apr 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of Agriculture — The federal official who runs the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- wildfires — Large, uncontrolled fires that spread across land and forests.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,575 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,938 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-05.
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