S4714Referred to Committee
FENCE Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-09
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Pete Ricketts
Republican · NE · Senator
Votes with party: 77.3% (906 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$7,500k
- Progressive Groups$525k
- Tech & Internet$43k
Full profile: /officials/R000618
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Cosponsors (4)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2026-06-09
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryReferred To · 2026-06-09
Plain-English Summary
The bill would allow farmers to receive government payments to replace old fencing with new technology-based fencing systems through an existing emergency conservation program. This would help agricultural landowners modernize their farm infrastructure while protecting soil and water resources. Farmers dealing with erosion or other conservation challenges could access these funds to upgrade to more effective fencing options.
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Subjects
Agriculture and Food
Full Bill Text
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119 S4714 IS: Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act U.S. Senate 2026-06-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4714IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 9, 2026Mr. Ricketts (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Luján) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize payments under the emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new or emerging technology.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act or the FENCE Act.2.New or emerging fencing technologies under the emergency conservation programSection 401(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(3)New or emerging technologiesRepair or replacement of fencing under this section may include updating of fencing to new or emerging technology if such updating does not increase the cost of the repair or replacement..
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