EQIP Improvement Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4133 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4133 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to make adjustments to the environmental quality incentives program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2025 Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Figures) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to make adjustments to the environmental quality incentives program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``EQIP Improvement Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM REFORMS. (a) In General.--Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended-- (1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) Limitation on payments.--A payment to a producer for performing a practice may not exceed, as determined by the Secretary-- ``(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) through (D), 75 percent of the costs associated with planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training; ``(B) 40 percent of the costs associated with planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training for-- ``(i) an access road; ``(ii) an animal mortality facility; ``(iii) an aquaculture pond; ``(iv) clearing and snagging; ``(v) a dam; ``(vi) a dam using a diversion; ``(vii) a dike; ``(viii) a diversion; ``(ix) a fish raceway or tank; ``(x) an irrigation pipeline; ``(xi) an irrigation reservoir; ``(xii) land clearing