HR 5280 · Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced
- Sep 10, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 13, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Zachary Nunn [R-IA-3]
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Cosponsors
- 2
Summary
Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025 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. 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.
Recent actions
- Sep 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Sep 10, 2025 Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.