S. 629 · 119th Congress · enacted
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-102.
Latest official action 2026-07-12 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 This act revises the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to expand eligibility for payments to agricultural producers and owners of forest land impacted by natural disasters. The act also provides additional options to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures. The act expands advance ECP payments to include the replacement, repair, or restoration of farmland or conservation structures requiring an immediate response. Producers may receive an advance on cost-sharing payments for 75% of the cost of the replacement and 50% of the cost of the repair or restoration. Current law limits advance payments to 25% of the cost of the repair or replacement of fencing. Under EFRP, the act allows owners of nonindustrial private forest land impacted by a natural disaster to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments for up to 75% of the cost of the emergency measures. Currently, advance payments are not available under the program. ECP and EFRP recipients must use the funds within 180 days after the funds are disbursed. This provides additional time to ECP recipients who currently must use the funds within 60 days. The act also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wi…
Congressional Research Service · 2026-07-12
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Deb Fischer
Senate · NE · Republican
$357,755PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ben Ray Luján
Senate · NM · Democratic
$1,879,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$14,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$13,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$13,000
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$12,500
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$12,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$12,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$10,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEAT THE ODDS PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE NEVADA PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE SENATE PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordC.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC. PAC$10,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CCA PAC)$10,000
DEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEMOCRATS WIN FUND$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECT DEMS NOW PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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