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Farmers Lifeline Options for 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.

Introduced Jul 23, 2026

Latest action (Jul 23, 2026) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Issues
Climate & Energy

Summary
  • Amends Section 1271A(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand covered programs for the regional conservation partnership program.
  • Adds emergency watershed protection measures as a newly eligible covered program under the regional conservation partnership program.
  • Makes emergency watershed protection measures described in the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 available for regional conservation partnership funding.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 23, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
  2. Jul 23, 2026 Introduced in Senate

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Jul 23, 2026

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 23, 2026

Ms. Blunt Rochester (for herself and Mr. Justice) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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 Options for 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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