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ENABLE Conservation Act of 2025

9/24/2025, 3:11 PM

Summary of Bill HR 5365

H.R. 5365, introduced in the 119th Congress on September 15, 2025, aims to modify the Food Security Act of 1985, specifically focusing on adjustments to the conservation reserve program and addressing other related objectives.

Congressional Summary of HR 5365

Eliminating Needless Administrative Barriers Lessening Efficiency for Conservation Act of 2025 or the ENABLE Conservation Act of 2025

This bill amends the continuous enrollment procedure for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the Farm Service Agency to permanently allow the continous enrollment of land under the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative and allow an acreage cap to be waived. CRP is a land conservation program that provides an annual rental payment to farmers in exchange for removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental health and quality.

The bill permanently allows producers to use the continuous enrollment procedure for land that will be enrolled under the SAFE initiative. (The SAFE initiative restores habitats to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals.)

The bill also allows the Department of Agriculture to grant a waiver to exclude acreage enrolled under the continuous enrollment procedure from a cap that limits the amount of cropland in a county that is permitted to be enrolled in CRP. The government of the county involved must concur with the waiver for it to be granted.

Current Status of Bill HR 5365

Bill HR 5365 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 15, 2025. Bill HR 5365 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on September 15, 2025.  Bill HR 5365's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. as of September 15, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5365

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5365

Primary Policy Focus

Agriculture and Food

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5365

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.

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