CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Costa
Introduced
Summary
Expand flexibility and enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This bill would add new continuous-enrollment pathways tied to state wildlife enhancement practices, widen emergency haying and grazing authority, fund grazing infrastructure, and raise payment limits.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Higher CRP rental cap for farms
If enacted, CRP rental payments per participant would be capped at $125,000 a year, up from $50,000. Owners and operators could receive up to $75,000 more if eligible. This would take effect upon enactment.
More CRP help for managed grazing
If enacted, CRP would share costs for grazing infrastructure when your plan includes grazing and fixes a resource concern. It would cover cross fencing, perimeter fencing, and water systems like wells, pipelines, and tanks. The Secretary would have to cost‑share on listed management activities, except those related to haying or grazing. Land with CRP‑funded grazing improvements could count as planted and be eligible to reenroll when the contract ends. The bill would tie “management” to the program’s definition, which could affect how payments are applied.
Flexible emergency haying with wildlife guardrails
If enacted, CRP emergency haying would be allowed during the last two weeks of, and outside, the primary nesting season. You could hay up to 50% of contract acres in your site plan if one of these applies. Your county is D2 drought or worse. Forage losses in the county are at least 40%. Or USDA and the State technical committee approve because of a disaster without permanent cover damage. Payments would apply only if these emergency criteria are met. Haying or grazing would be blocked in those two weeks if it would cause long‑term damage to wildlife cover.
Continuous signup for wildlife habitat acres
If enacted, acres in the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement practice could use continuous CRP signup. That means you could apply any time, not just during a general signup window. This would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Costa
CA • D
Cosponsors
Feenstra
IA • R
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Johnson (SD)
SD • R
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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