S. 4714

Summary

S. 4714, the FENCE Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 9, 2026 by Sen. Pete Ricketts (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Jun 9, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 4714 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 S4714 IS: Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-09
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4714  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 9, 2026   Mr. 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 Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize payments under the emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new or emerging technology.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act   or the   FENCE Act  .
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New or emerging fencing technologies under the emergency conservation program
Section 401(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2201(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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New or emerging technologies
Repair 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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A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize payments under the emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new or emerging technology.

Sponsors

Sen. Pete Ricketts (R) sponsors S. 4714, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Pete Ricketts

Sen. · R–NE · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 9, 2026

Michael Bennet

Sen. · D–CO · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 9, 2026 · Original

Deb Fischer

Sen. · R–NE · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 9, 2026 · Original

Martin Heinrich

Sen. · D–NM · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 9, 2026 · Original

Ben Lujan

Sen. · D–NM · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 9, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S. 4714 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Referred To · Jun 9, 2026 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 4714 has taken 2 actions since Jun 9, 2026.

Votes

S. 4714 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4714 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• FENCE Act — Display Title
• FENCE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize payments under the emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new or emerging technology. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4714 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4714’s is Agriculture and Food.

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