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H.R. 5781119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Dec 2, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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States, tribes, and local governments could count emergency watershed cleanup costs paid before a federal agreement is signed toward their required share.
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This bill changes federal rules so that state, local, and tribal sponsors of emergency watershed projects can get credit for cleanup work they pay for before signing a cost-sharing agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Within 180 days of passage, the Agriculture Secretary must publish a list of approved measures sponsors can begin paying for early, and create a process to add measures for specific disasters.
This primarily affects state and local governments and tribal nations that respond to watershed emergencies such as floods, wildfires, or mudslides.
Sponsors who act before an agreement is signed take on full financial risk, because the federal government is not required to reimburse those costs or to sign an agreement at all. This allows faster local action during emergencies without waiting for federal paperwork, but with no guarantee of federal cost-sharing.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.