USDA Field Office Stability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9346 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9346

    To prohibit the closure or relocation of certain Department of
              Agriculture offices, and for other purposes.

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                    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

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                                 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.
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