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H.R. 5280

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5280, the Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 10, 2025 by Rep. Zachary Nunn (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Record

Text

H.R. 5280 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb5280/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5280 IH: Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5280  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 10, 2025   Mr. Nunn of Iowa  (for himself and  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025  .
2.
Level of restoration
Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2203 ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
(b)
Level of restoration
The Secretary may allow restoration above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Sep 10, 2025

hb5280/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (09/10/2025)

Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025

This bill amends the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to allow the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for certain restoration activities. The EWP Program offers technical and financial assistance, including the purchase of floodplain easements, to safeguard people and property from floods, drought, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed.

Under the bill, USDA may allow restoration above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.

Sponsors

Rep. Zachary Nunn (R) sponsors H.R. 5280, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5280 went before 3 committees: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 13, 2026 · 57 Bills
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 13, 2026 · 39 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Sep 10, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5280 has taken 4 actions since Sep 10, 2025, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Jan 13, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Sep 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 5280 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5280 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 5280 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Science/Technology, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JULIA SEGER115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.2026 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.2026 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$70K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION ACTION, INC.2025 third_quarter$70K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5280 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5280’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr5280/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5280, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NUNN of Iowa:H.R. 5280.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionTo make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H4239]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com