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119-hr-3293119th Congress

Support Water-Efficient Strategies and Technologies Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

Introduced

Summary

Boosts payments for drought‑resilient and water‑saving practices on agricultural land to help farms cut water use and shift to perennial systems. It would also broaden conservation payments and program rules to reward perennial production and soil health improvements.

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  • Farmers and producers get larger cost‑share payments. The bill lets the Secretary raise payments up to 85% of planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training costs for eligible drought‑resilient or water‑saving practices.
  • Conservation Stewardship Program participants see wider eligibility and new payments. The bill expands covered activities to include “maintaining, actively managing, and improving” practices, adds payments for perennial production systems and advanced grazing or rotations, and pays for soil health testing to track carbon and soil impacts.
  • Payment limits and tribal carve‑out change how funds flow. Total payments to a person or entity are capped at $200,000 across all contracts in any consecutive five‑year period, but that cap does not apply to funding arrangements with Indian tribes.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

NM • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 5/8/2025

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

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