# 119-hr-9927: Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act

119-hr-9927, Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9927
- Congress: 119
- Title: Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-19

## Summary

**Makes Emergency Watershed Protection measures eligible under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).** This bill would add the Emergency Watershed Protection activities described in the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to RCPP's list of covered programs. That change would allow RCPP partners to include EWP activities when designing partnership projects and when considering RCPP funding for conservation work.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More watershed help for farmers: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would add Emergency Watershed Protection measures (the projects described in section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978) to the list of activities eligible under the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program. This would let RCPP partnerships, grants, and agreement…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9927 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9927)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [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-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9927 (as of 2026-08-19).