To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for purposes of carrying out the regional conservation partnership program, and for other purposes.

HR9927 was introduced on July 23, 2026, by Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. The bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to include the Emergency Watershed Program (EWP) as a covered program under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). This is a technical change that expands the toolkit available for conservation partnerships but does not authorize or appropriate any specific funding. The bill is in its earliest legislative stage; it must pass committee, the full House, the Senate, and be signed by the President to become law. The bipartisan cosponsor (Rep. Feenstra, R-IA) suggests some cross-aisle support, but the path to enactment is long and uncertain. The money trail is indirect: if enacted, the bill would allow RCPP funds to be used for EWP-type projects, but actual spending depends on future appropriations. The primary beneficiaries would be agricultural producers and conservation service providers, not publicly traded companies directly. Corteva ($CTVA) and Deere could see marginal demand increases for conservation-related products, but the revenue impact is tiny relative to their overall businesses. No convergence signals were provided. The timeline: committee markup, floor vote, Senate action, and potential reconciliation could take months to years; near-term market impact is negligible.