Farmers get money faster to fix disaster damage to land.

What it does

The bill changes how the Emergency Conservation Program and Emergency Forest Restoration Program work. Farmers and forest owners can now get money before they finish repairs. They get 75% of the cost to replace things and 50% of the cost to repair things. They have 180 days to pay back the money. Wildfires started by the federal government are now covered. Wildfires caused by nature are now covered.

Who it affects

Farmers and forest owners who face disaster damage get help faster. They no longer have to pay for repairs first and wait for reimbursement.

One thing to notice

The federal government now gives money before work is done. The government takes on the risk that farmers might not finish or pay back.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

• Feb 19, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
• Feb 19, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”
• Mar 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent”
• Mar 24, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1565; text: CR S1565)”
• Jun 23, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 19…”
• Jun 23, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
• Jun 30, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
• Jul 12, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-102”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $10,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 4 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Deb Fischer, who sponsored the bill, received $348,255 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Forest Landowners Association — $10,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• Emergency Conservation Program — A government program that helps farmers fix land damage from disasters.
• Emergency Forest Restoration Program — A government program that helps forest owners repair damage from disasters.
• reimbursement — Money paid back to someone after they spent their own money.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.