# 119-hr-6388: Conservation Reserve Program Modernization Act

119-hr-6388, Conservation Reserve Program Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6388
- Congress: 119
- Title: Conservation Reserve Program Modernization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Modernizes the Conservation Reserve Program** by expanding which lands and conservation practices can enroll and by reshaping cost-share and rental payment rules to steer more land into buffers, wetlands, and long-term habitat protection. - Farmers and landowners: More land types can qualify, including cropland with at least an 85% share of certain soil classes and a cropping history of 4 of the last 6 years, plus grasslands, marginal pasture, wetlands, and parts of fields that are largely enrolled as buffers. These changes open options for producers with less-productive or intermittent acreage. - Conservation partners and habitat: The bill creates a clear "conservation buffer" category and lists practices such as riparian buffers, prairie strips, saturated buffers, bioreactors, wetland buffers, and living snow fences. States, tribes, and nongovernmental organizations can propose targeted projects to address water quality and wildlife needs for Secretary approval. - Payments and program design: Cost-share help for establishing permanent vegetation and related practices is set at 50% and explicitly covers fencing, seeding, erosion control, water development, and mid-contract management. Annual rental payments are tied to reenrollment rules and county rental rate caps by soil capability class: 85% for class I–II, 100% for class III, 115% for classes IV–VII, and 100% for continuous enrollments.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Half cost-share for CRP work: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would pay 50% of the cost to establish and manage permanent vegetation on enrolled CRP land. Covered costs would include site preparation, seed and planting, fertilizer, erosion control, fencing, water development to protect riparian areas, and necessary mid-contract manag…
- More land eligible for CRP: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand which cropland, grassland, and marginal pastureland can join CRP and would add clear CRP definitions. Cropland would qualify if at the field level at least 85% of soils are class III–VII, or if the field was planted at least 4 of the 6 years before enactment. Grass…
- New CRP rental caps and reenrollments: mixed, medium. If enacted, county CRP rental payments would be limited based on soil class and enrollment type. For general or enhancement enrollments, class I–II would be capped at 85% of the county dryland cropland rate, class III at 100%, and classes IV–VII at 115%. Continuous enrollments would be capped at 10…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6388 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6388)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6388 (as of 2026-09-21).