# 119-hr-1858: Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act

119-hr-1858, Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1858
- Congress: 119
- Title: Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-20

## Summary

**Expands federal attention to watershed protection and flood risk.** This bill would direct more federal support toward restoring and protecting watersheds on agricultural lands, and require a national look at how floods affect farms and what reduces that risk. - Farmers and rural producers: It would require a national agricultural flood vulnerability study within two years that analyzes crop and livestock losses under different flood recurrence scenarios and catalogs producer-level conservation practices with recommendations to reduce damage. - State, local, and project sponsors: It raises the non-Federal cost-share for certain rehabilitation projects from 65% to 90%, increasing the funding share that states and local sponsors must provide. - Federal agencies and watershed projects: It would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to pursue restoration measures that go beyond immediate repairs when those measures are cost-effective and benefit long-term watershed health, and it broadens rehabilitation rules under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger flood protections after disasters: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture could approve stronger, longer-term flood-protection work under the Emergency Watershed Program. The Secretary could only do this when the added work is cost-effective, helps the watershed’s long-term health, and fits environmental risks. This could mean bet…
- Higher local costs for watershed rehab: cost, high. If enacted, non-Federal sponsors (like local governments, landowners, and farmers) would have to cover more of watershed rehabilitation costs. The non-Federal share would rise from 65% to 90% of the total project cost—an extra 25% of the project cost paid locally. Rehabilitation projects would also…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1858 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1858)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1858 (as of 2026-09-20).