{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5280","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5280,"title":"Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-10","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"N000193","fullName":"Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]","party":"R","state":"IA","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-01-13","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill amends the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to allow the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for certain restoration activities.&nbsp;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.</p><p>Under the bill, USDA may&nbsp;allow restoration above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-18T00:09:26Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":8004,"ts":"2026-08-28T07:13:25.092Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Protecting%20Farmers%20from%20Natural%20Disasters%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}