H.R. 5280 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 2 (2 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2025-09-10
Latest action (2026-01-13): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
What H.R. 5280 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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