The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
S 629 Became law

Sponsored by Deb Fischer (R)

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

Expands federal disaster aid for farms and forests, allowing faster advance payments.

Tradeoff

Increases aid to farmers and forest owners hit by wildfires and other disasters. No offset named in the law.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this by on March 24, 2026. The House passed it 368-19 on June 23, 2026, and it became law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 19, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry(Feb 19, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 24, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

    Discharged(Mar 24, 2026)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 24, 2026)

  6. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #223 · Jun 23, 2026)

    368 yeanay 19

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Jun 30, 2026)

  8. White House

    Did not sign

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Jul 12, 2026)

    Neither signed nor vetoed within the 10-day window, so it became law on its own.

Final passage· Jun 23, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027