# 119-hr-3293: Support Water-Efficient Strategies and Technologies Act of 2025

119-hr-3293, Support Water-Efficient Strategies and Technologies Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3293
- Congress: 119
- Title: Support Water-Efficient Strategies and Technologies Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3293)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3293 (as of 2026-04-21).