# 119-s-4091: Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2026

119-s-4091, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4091
- Congress: 119
- Title: Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would elevate wildlife habitat connectivity and migration corridors for native big game as a core USDA conservation goal.** It would steer payments, program priorities, practice standards, and research toward keeping big mammals like deer, elk, pronghorn, wild sheep, and moose moving across working lands.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher CRP rental cap and payments: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would raise the annual CRP rental payment cap from $50,000 to $125,000 per producer. It would let EQIP and CSP pay part of planning, materials, equipment, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training costs on grassland enrolled in CRP that meets an ecological-signi…
- More support for habitat connectivity: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would add wildlife habitat connectivity and migration corridors (with a focus on native big game species) to Regional Conservation Partnership Program priority language. It would also explicitly list wildlife habitat connectivity as a purpose and priority for EQIP. The Secretar…
- Virtual fencing help and research: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, to add nonstructural livestock-distribution methods (for example, virtual fencing) into conservation practice standards and to provide technical assistance for those methods. It would authorize grants for research…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-135: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4091 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4091)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-135: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-135)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4091 (as of 2026-04-21).