119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 25, 2025
EQIP Improvement Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jun 25, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jun 25, 2025)
EQIP Improvement Act of 2025
This bill modifies payment limitations and reduces the federal cost share and required payments for certain projects authorized under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). As background, this Department of Agriculture program provides technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers and forest landowners to address natural resource concerns.
Specifically, the bill limits the total payments available to a person or legal entity under EQIP to $150,000 over a specified five-year period. (A $450,000 statutory limit was in effect for FY2019-FY2024, and a regulatory contract limit of $450,000 currently applies.)
The bill also reduces the maximum federal cost share to 40% (from 75%) for the costs associated with planning, installation, or maintenance for specified conservation practices (e.g., access roads, dams, and waste storage facilities) and removes a requirement that 50% of EQIP funding for payments go to practices related to livestock production.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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9 citations.
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Farm BillFarm Subsidies (Oppose) Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2026 (Support) AFFIRM Act (Support) H.R.4133EQIP Improvement Act (Support) Fertilizer tariff waivers (Support)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$460,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025 (H.R.5111/S.2608) EQIP Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R.4133/S.3498) Farmer to Farmer Education Act (S.1769) Farmers Lifeline Options for Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act (H.R.9927/S.5115) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
House and Senate Farm Bills ( HR 7567 in the House, no bill # in the Senate). AFFIRM Act - S.4215 S.3498 - EQIP Improvement Act of 2025 H.R.4133 - EQIP Improvement Act of 2025 H.R.6476 - Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act H.R.4296 - CROP for Farming Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2026 (Support) AFFIRM Act (Support) H.R.4133EQIP Improvement Act (Support) Misc. farm subsidy proposals (oppose) Fertilizer tariff waivers (support) 7567(the Farm Bill)Farm subsidies Food Reform for Effec…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · lobbying firm or registrant: PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 23, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
….1507/H.R.3077, the Agriculture Resilience Act, which would aim to reduce agriculture emissions by 50% before 2030 and to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. - H.R.4133, the EQIP Improvement Act, which would primarily impact CAFOs by reducing the federal cost-share for large structural waste management practices (such as lagoo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 7567Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2026 (Support) AFFIRM Act (Support) H.R.4133EQIP Improvement Act (Support)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · lobbying firm or registrant: PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
….1507/H.R.3077, the Agriculture Resilience Act, which would aim to reduce agriculture emissions by 50% before 2030 and to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. - H.R.4133, the EQIP Improvement Act, which would primarily impact CAFOs by reducing the federal cost-share for large structural waste management practices (such as lagoo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · lobbying firm or registrant: PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
….1507/H.R.3077, the Agriculture Resilience Act, which would aim to reduce agriculture emissions by 50% before 2030 and to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. - H.R.4133, the EQIP Improvement Act, which would primarily impact CAFOs by reducing the federal cost-share for large structural waste management practices (such as lagoo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · lobbying firm or registrant: PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
….1507/H.R.3077, the Agriculture Resilience Act, which would aim to reduce agriculture emissions by 50% before 2030 and to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. - H.R.4133, the EQIP Improvement Act, which would primarily impact CAFOs by reducing the federal cost-share for large structural waste management practices (such as lagoo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing