Bill · H.R. 9927· House(119-HR-9927)
Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act
- Introduced
- 7/23/2026
- Last activity
- 7/23/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Jimmy Panetta
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act. It seeks to amend the Food Security Act of 1985. The primary purpose is to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for the regional conservation partnership program. This change specifically incorporates the emergency watershed protection measures described in section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would farmers be better off under this?+6
The bill expands available conservation and emergency watershed protection resources available to farmers.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+5
The bill expands the regional conservation partnership program to include emergency watershed protection measures.
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+4
The bill incorporates emergency watershed protection measures to help mitigate the impacts of water-related disasters.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expansion of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program: By adding the emergency watershed program to the list of covered programs, the bill expands the scope of the existing regional conservation partnership program (Section 2).
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Integration of Watershed Protection: The bill incorporates emergency watershed protection measures described in section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 into the regional conservation partnership program (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+5Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+4Improves Rural Development+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers+6Good For Rural Residents+4
- 7/23/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
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Randy FeenstraRepublican · Iowa