HR9346Referred to Committee
USDA Field Office Stability Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-18
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Sharice Davids
Democrat · KS · Representative
Votes with party: 94.1% (580 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/D000629
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Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2026-06-18
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from closing or moving certain offices without approval from Congress. This would affect USDA employees in those offices and farmers or rural communities that rely on local USDA services for programs like crop support, conservation assistance, and rural development loans. The bill is currently being reviewed by the House Agriculture Committee.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9346 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9346 To prohibit the closure or relocation of certain Department of Agriculture offices, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2026 Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Schmidt, and Mr. Vasquez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the closure or relocation of certain Department of Agriculture offices, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``USDA Field Office Stability Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICES. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may not close or relocate a county or field office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Farm Service Agency, a Rural Development area, or any county service center of the Department of Agriculture. (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to-- (1) an office that is located not more than 20 miles from another office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Farm Service Agency, a Rural Development area, or any county service center, unless such other office is in another State; or (2) the relocation of an office within the same county in the course of routine leasing operations. (c) Minimum Staffing Levels for Local Service Centers.--The Secretary shall maintain, at a minimum, staffing levels at Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, and Rural Development local service centers that keep all such centers open and accessible to the public during standard business hours. <all>
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