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Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for purposes of carrying out the regional conservation partnership program, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Adds emergency watershed protection measures under the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to the list of covered programs for the regional conservation partnership program under the Food Security Act of 1985.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jimmy Panetta’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $19,200
- NFP $15,500
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $13,500
- ROCKET CENTRAL $12,000
- FOLKTALE WINERY $7,760
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jimmy Panetta → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 23, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jul 23, 2026 Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2026
Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mr. Feenstra) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for purposes of carrying out the regional conservation partnership 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 “Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act”.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROGRAM.
Section 1271A(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(G) The emergency watershed protection measures described in section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203).”. <all>
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