H.R. 4133

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4133 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4133

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to make adjustments to the 
environmental quality incentives program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 25, 2025

Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Figures) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to make adjustments to the 
environmental quality incentives program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``EQIP Improvement Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM REFORMS.

(a) In General.--Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following:
``(2) Limitation on payments.--A payment to a producer for 
performing a practice may not exceed, as determined by the 
Secretary--
``(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
through (D), 75 percent of the costs associated with 
planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, 
labor, management, maintenance, or training;
``(B) 40 percent of the costs associated with 
planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, 
labor, management, maintenance, or training for--
``(i) an access road;
``(ii) an animal mortality facility;
``(iii) an aquaculture pond;
``(iv) clearing and snagging;
``(v) a dam;
``(vi) a dam using a diversion;
``(vii) a dike;
``(viii) a diversion;
``(ix) a fish raceway or tank;
``(x) an irrigation pipeline;
``(xi) an irrigation reservoir;
``(xii) land clearing;
``(xiii) land smoothing;
``(xiv) a livestock pipeline;
``(xv) obstruction removal;
``(xvi) a pond;
``(xvii) a pumping plant;
``(xviii) spoil spreading;
``(xix) a surface drain using a field 
ditch;
``(xx) a main or lateral surface drain;
``(xxi) a vertical drain;
``(xxii) a waste facility closure;
``(xxiii) a waste storage facility;
``(xxiv) waste transfer; or
``(xxv) a waste treatment lagoon;
``(C) 100 percent of income foregone by the 
producer; or
``(D) in the case of a practice that includes 1 or 
more elements described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(C)--
``(i) 75 percent of the costs incurred with 
respect to any elements described in 
subparagraph (A);
``(ii) 40 percent of the costs incurred 
with respect to any elements described in 
subparagraph (B); and
``(iii) 100 percent of the income forgone 
with respect to any elements described in 
subparagraph (C).''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking the subsection 
designation and heading and all that follows through ``For 
each'' in paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the following:
``(f) Allocation of Funding for Wildlife Habitat.--For each''.
(b) Limitation on Payments.--Section 1240G of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-7) is amended by striking ``$450,000'' and 
inserting ``$150,000''.
(c) Report to Congress.--Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``(k) Annual Report to Congress.--Not less frequently than once 
each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing--
``(1) the amount obligated under the program with respect 
to each category of practice, with information categorized by 
fiscal year and State; and
``(2) the amount obligated under the program in each State, 
with information categorized by fiscal year and the size of the 
operation of each producer.''.
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