# 119-hr-5280: Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025

119-hr-5280, Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5280
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Allows restoration above pre-disaster conditions when it benefits long-term watershed health.** The Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act of 2025 would add a new “Level of Restoration” subsection to Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978. It gives the Secretary authority to permit restoration that exceeds pre-disaster conditions when that restoration is in the best interest of long-term watershed protection. The bill also redesignates the existing subsection (b) as subsection (c) and makes no other program or funding changes.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More watershed restoration for farmers: benefit, low. This bill would let the Secretary allow watershed restoration work that restores land above pre-disaster conditions. This would apply to projects carried out under Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978. The Secretary would have to find the work is in the watershed's long-term best inte…

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5280 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5280)

## Related
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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5280 (as of 2026-09-21).