Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - IA District 3 · R-IA
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 5280 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
| Policy Area | Agriculture and Food |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | September 10, 2025 |
| Latest Action | September 10, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 2 · House vote — · — views |