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HR 5716In committeeAgriculturehouse
FARM SAFE Act
Introduced Oct 8, 2025 by Rep. April McClain Delaney
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Latest action · Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
What it does
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue activities related to agricultural disaster assistance programs during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).
Specifically, the bill provides that any USDA employee necessary to carry out an agricultural disaster assistance program (1) must be treated as an excepted employee who is required to perform work during a lapse in appropriations, and (2) may not be removed under a reduction in force.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
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