Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9346

Introduced

USDA Field Office Stability Act

Sponsor

DSharice Davids· Kansas

Introduced

June 18, 2026

Policy area

Agriculture and Food

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.June 18, 2026

Full text of the bill

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[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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In plain terms

The USDA Field Office Stability Act aims to prevent the closure or relocation of certain Department of Agriculture offices, specifically those related to conservation, farming, and rural development. It requires the Secretary of Agriculture to keep these offices open and accessible to the public. There are exceptions for offices that are close to others or for routine leasing operations within the same county.

Hidden provisions

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICES.
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.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICES.
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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