Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act
Sponsored By: Representative Davis (NC)
In Committee
Summary
Expands federal attention to watershed protection and flood risk. This bill would direct more federal support toward restoring and protecting watersheds on agricultural lands, and require a national look at how floods affect farms and what reduces that risk.
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- Farmers and rural producers: It would require a national agricultural flood vulnerability study within two years that analyzes crop and livestock losses under different flood recurrence scenarios and catalogs producer-level conservation practices with recommendations to reduce damage.
- State, local, and project sponsors: It raises the non-Federal cost-share for certain rehabilitation projects from 65% to 90%, increasing the funding share that states and local sponsors must provide.
- Federal agencies and watershed projects: It would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to pursue restoration measures that go beyond immediate repairs when those measures are cost-effective and benefit long-term watershed health, and it broadens rehabilitation rules under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher local costs for watershed rehab
If enacted, non-Federal sponsors (like local governments, landowners, and farmers) would have to cover more of watershed rehabilitation costs. The non-Federal share would rise from 65% to 90% of the total project cost—an extra 25% of the project cost paid locally. Rehabilitation projects would also be exempt from a project-content requirement that applies to other watershed projects. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Stronger flood protections after disasters
If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture could approve stronger, longer-term flood-protection work under the Emergency Watershed Program. The Secretary could only do this when the added work is cost-effective, helps the watershed’s long-term health, and fits environmental risks. This could mean better protection for landowners, local sponsors, and communities after floods. This authority would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Cosponsors
Feenstra
IA • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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