OPENING THE RECORD
OPENING THE RECORD
H.R. 5280 · 119TH CONGRESS
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.