Introduced:
Sep 10, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food
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1
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Latest Action
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2025
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<p><strong>Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This 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.</p><p>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.</p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
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| Code: Intro-H
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Sep 10, 2025
Subjects (1)
Agriculture and Food
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (1)
(D-NC)
Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Sep 10, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:12 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5280 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5280
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term
protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2025
Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term
protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5280 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5280
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term
protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2025
Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term
protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Farmers from Natural
Disasters Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection
(b) as subsection
(c) ; and
(2) by inserting after subsection
(a) the following:
``
(b) Level of Restoration.--The Secretary 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.''.
<all>
(1) by redesignating subsection
(b) as subsection
(c) ; and
(2) by inserting after subsection
(a) the following:
``
(b) Level of Restoration.--The Secretary 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.''.
<all>