# 119-hr-2235: Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025

119-hr-2235, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2235
- Congress: 119
- Title: Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill directs USDA conservation programs to prioritize and fund habitat conservation that improves _**habitat connectivity and big‑game migration corridors**_.** It reshapes CRP, EQIP, CSP and RCPP rules and payments to reduce fragmentation on working lands and support tools like virtual fencing.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher CRP rental cap for landowners: benefit, high. If enacted, the annual cap on Conservation Reserve Program rental payments per landholding would rise to $125,000, up from $50,000. Landowners and producers could receive up to $75,000 more each year, subject to the new cap. The change would take effect upon enactment.
- More cost-share for CRP grasslands: benefit, medium. If enacted, EQIP and CSP could help pay for planning, materials, equipment, and work on CRP-enrolled, ecologically significant grasslands. Payments could cover design, installation, labor, management, maintenance, and training. You could not get EQIP or CSP money for the same practice if another fe…
- USDA push for wildlife corridors: benefit, medium. If enacted, USDA could encourage conservation of landscape and water corridors across its programs to help big game and other wildlife move between habitats. The bill would add clear definitions for habitat connectivity and big game species. These steps would guide program choices and support more…
- Support for virtual fencing on ranches: benefit, low. If enacted, USDA would be required to incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, nonstructural livestock methods like virtual fencing into conservation practice standards. USDA would provide technical help so landowners can use these methods to support habitat connectivity. The bill would also…
- USDA partnerships can fund corridors: benefit, low. If enacted, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program would explicitly include projects to restore and enhance wildlife habitat connectivity and migration corridors, with a focus on big game. This would let more partners apply for USDA support for corridor work. The change would take effect upo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2854: Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2235 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2235)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2854: Neighborhood Homes Investment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2854)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2235 (as of 2026-04-21).