S2608-119

In Committee

CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Jul 31, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 2. It relies on compliance mandates, procurement rules, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Energy.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 2.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 2.

Key Policy Areas

Energy

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 2.

Policy Domains

Energy

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 31, 2025

Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Moran, and Ms. …

Jul 31, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …

Jul 31, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"state_technical_committee"
→ State Technical Committee established under USDA authority

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"emergency haying" §section_2

Haying in response to localized or regional drought, flooding, wildfire, or other emergency, on all practices, during the final 2 weeks of and outside of the primary nesting season, on not more than 50% of contract acres, when drought conditions reach D2 (severe) or greater, or there is at least 40% loss in forage production, or the Secretary determines the program can assist without permanent damage to established cover

"State acres for wildlife enhancement practice" §section_2_state_acres

A specific CRP practice established by the Secretary for wildlife habitat enhancement at the state level

"grazing infrastructure" §section_2_grazing_infrastructure

Interior cross fencing, perimeter fencing, and water infrastructure (such as rural water connections, water wells, pipelines, and water tanks)

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