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Bills/119th Congress · Senate

S. 4714

Introduced

FENCE Act

Sponsor
RPete Ricketts· Nebraska
Introduced
June 9, 2026
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.June 9, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4714 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4714

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize payments 
under the emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new 
or emerging technology.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 9, 2026

Mr. Ricketts (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Bennet, and 
Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize payments 
under the emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new 
or emerging technology.

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 ``Fencing Eligibility for New 
Conservation Equipment Act'' or the ``FENCE Act''.

SEC. 2. NEW OR EMERGING FENCING TECHNOLOGIES UNDER THE EMERGENCY 
CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

Section 401(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2201(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) New or emerging technologies.--Repair or replacement 
of fencing under this section may include updating of fencing 
to new or emerging technology if such updating does not 
increase the cost of the repair or replacement.''.
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