HR 5280 119th Congress
Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the House. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov |
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Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025This bill amends the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to allow the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for certain restoration activities. The EWP Program offers technical and financial assistance, including the purchase of floodplain easements, to safeguard people and property from floods, drought, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed.Under the bill, USDA may allow restoration above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.
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- Introduced in HouseSep 10, 2025