Introduced:
Oct 8, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food
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Latest Action
Oct 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2025
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<p><strong>Federal Agricultural Relief Maintained during Shutdowns And Federal Emergencies Act or the FARM SAFE Act</strong></p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral
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| Code: H11100
Oct 8, 2025
Introduced in House
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Oct 8, 2025
Introduced in House
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| Code: 1000
Oct 8, 2025
Subjects (1)
Agriculture and Food
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (7)
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(D-CA)
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Oct 8, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:27 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5716 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5716
To provide for the continuation of agricultural disaster assistance
programs in the event of a Government shutdown.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 2025
Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Ruiz, Mr.
Figures, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Ms. Adams)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for the continuation of agricultural disaster assistance
programs in the event of a Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5716 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5716
To provide for the continuation of agricultural disaster assistance
programs in the event of a Government shutdown.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 2025
Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Ruiz, Mr.
Figures, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Ms. Adams)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for the continuation of agricultural disaster assistance
programs in the event of a Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Agricultural Relief
Maintained during Shutdowns And Federal Emergencies Act'' or the ``FARM
SAFE Act''.
SEC. 2.
DURING LAPSES IN APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during
a lapse in appropriations described in subsection
(a) , any employee of
the Department of Agriculture necessary to carry out an agricultural
disaster assistance program--
(1) shall be treated as an excepted employee under
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during
a lapse in appropriations described in subsection
(a) , any employee of
the Department of Agriculture necessary to carry out an agricultural
disaster assistance program--
(1) shall be treated as an excepted employee under
section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, who is required to
perform work during such lapse in appropriations,
notwithstanding
perform work during such lapse in appropriations,
notwithstanding
notwithstanding
section 1342 of such title; and
(2) may not be removed under a reduction in force.
(2) may not be removed under a reduction in force.
(b) Agricultural Disaster Assistance Program Defined.--In this
section, the term ``agricultural disaster assistance program'' means--
(1) a program under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.);
(2) a program under
section 1501 of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (7 U.
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081); and
(3) a program authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress
under which the Secretary of Agriculture provides disaster
assistance, as determined by the Secretary.
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(3) a program authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress
under which the Secretary of Agriculture provides disaster
assistance, as determined by the Secretary.
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