# 119-hr-4636: SOIL Act

119-hr-4636, SOIL Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4636
- Congress: 119
- Title: SOIL Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Incentivizes on-farm practices that benefit both soil and wildlife.** This bill would boost payments and rewrite conservation program rules so projects that improve soil health and wildlife habitat get higher priority and extra funds. - Producers and farmers: Producers would be eligible for payments covering up to 90% of costs under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for listed practices that address both soil and wildlife. - Wildlife, climate, and soil outcomes: Conservation activities that improve habitat and increase soil carbon would be explicitly eligible for supplemental payments as "co-benefit activities" under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). These activities must improve wildlife habitat and help increase soil carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. - Program administration and applicants: Program selection and ranking would be revised so applications and stewardship contracts are evaluated by how well they address both soil and wildlife resource concerns.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Farmers get 90% for soil-wildlife projects: benefit, high. Farmers could get payments covering 90% of eligible costs under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. This would apply only to projects the Secretary identifies as helping both soil and wildlife habitat. It could pay for planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, labor, maintenan…
- Bonus payments for farm soil-wildlife projects: benefit, low. The Conservation Stewardship Program would add a new "co‑benefit" category. To qualify, a project must help both soil and wildlife habitat, improve wildlife habitat, boost soil carbon, and cut greenhouse gases. These activities would be eligible for extra CSP payments. Offers that address both soil…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4636 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4636)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4636 (as of 2026-07-19).