Bill · S. 3498· Senate(119-S-3498)
EQIP Improvement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/16/2025
- Last activity
- 12/16/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Cory Booker
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``EQIP Improvement Act of 2025'', aims to amend the Food Security Act of 1985. It seeks to make adjustments to the environmental quality incentives program. The legislation changes the limitations on payments made to producers for various practices. It also modifies the allocation of funding for wildlife habitat. Additionally, the bill reduces a specific payment limitation. Finally, it requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress regarding program obligations.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill mandates an annual report to Congress detailing program obligations by category, state, and producer size.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+1
The bill requires annual reporting of program obligations to Congress to improve oversight.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+1
The bill adjusts the environmental quality incentives program which aims to protect environmental quality.
The opposite· 3 of 5
Would business owners be better off under this?-3
The reduction of the payment limit from $450,000 to $150,000 negatively impacts the financial support available to producers.
Would farmers be better off under this?-3
The bill decreases the maximum individual payment cap for producers from $450,000 to $150,000.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?-2
The bill reduces the maximum amount of funding available to individual agricultural producers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Transparency: The bill requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress that includes the amount obligated under the program by category of practice, fiscal year, and State, as well as information by State and the size of the producer's operation (Section 2(a)(1) and Section 2(c)). This provides more detailed information on how funds are being used.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Reduced Payment Caps for Certain Items: Payments for specific items such as access roads, animal mortality facilities, aquaculture ponds, dams, and various waste facilities are capped at 40 percent of costs (Section 2(a)(1)(B)).
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Lowered Funding Limit: The bill reduces a specific limit from $450,000 to $150,000 (Section 2(b)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners-3Good For Farmers-3Good For Rural Residents-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+1Improves Small Business Support-2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+1Improves Rural Development-2
- 2/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Mike LeeRepublican · Utah