# 119-s-3498: EQIP Improvement Act of 2025

119-s-3498, EQIP Improvement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3498
- Congress: 119
- Title: EQIP Improvement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Tightens cost-sharing and lowers payment caps for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).** This bill would set explicit percentage caps for different practice elements, steer more EQIP dollars toward wildlife habitat, and require annual, practice- and State-level reports to Congress. - Producers would face an element-based cost-share system that caps many cost payments at 75% and can cover income forgone at 100% for specified elements. - It lowers the program's annual payment limit from $450,000 to $150,000, reducing the maximum a single operation can receive. - EQIP funding is reallocated to emphasize wildlife habitat, and the Secretary would report yearly on obligations by practice category, State, fiscal year, and producer operation size.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower EQIP annual payment cap: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would lower the EQIP annual payment cap to $150,000 per person or operation. It would replace the current $450,000 cap in law. Producers who now receive more than $150,000 a year from EQIP would see their maximum annual payments limited and could lose up to $300,000 per year.
- Limits on EQIP practice payments: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would limit EQIP payments for conservation practices by setting percentage caps. Most eligible planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training costs would be paid at no more than 75%. A listed set of practices (for example, acce…

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- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3498 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3498)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3498 (as of 2026-10-21).