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Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-231| Senate 
| Updated: 2/2/2023
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (1)
Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023 This bill revises the Emergency Conservation Program and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program to provide agricultural producers and owners of nonindustrial private forest land impacted by natural disasters the option to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures. The bill also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes, and (2) a wildfire that is caused by the federal government.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5007
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2022
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jan 25, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6717
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5007
    Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2022


  • February 2, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 2, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • January 25, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6717
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6717: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditEmergency planning and evacuationFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disasters

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-231| Senate 
| Updated: 2/2/2023
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023 This bill revises the Emergency Conservation Program and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program to provide agricultural producers and owners of nonindustrial private forest land impacted by natural disasters the option to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures. The bill also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes, and (2) a wildfire that is caused by the federal government.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5007
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2022
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jan 25, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6717
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5007
    Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2022


  • February 2, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 2, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • January 25, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6717
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (1)
Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6717: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditEmergency planning and evacuationFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disasters