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HR 2209 109th Congress House

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual report specifying the number of permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for local offices of the Farm Service Agency that will be…

Official title: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual report specifying the number of permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for local offices of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual report specifying the number of permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for local offices of the Farm Service Agency that will be needed to efficiently and effectively handle the workload generated by recurring and anticipated agriculture programs administered by the Farm Service Agency and the funding levels necessary to support such workforce, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
May 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2005

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report annually on the number of required permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for Farm Service Agency (FSA) local offices and the funding levels necessary to support such workforce.

Limits temporary workers to not more than ten percent of all such non-Federal workers in any fiscal year.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 1
Davis, Artur
· Sep 22, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Sep 21, 2005
POMEROY, EARL
· Sep 15, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Sep 15, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Jul 20, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 18, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jun 22, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Jun 22, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Jun 9, 2005
TANNER, JOHN
· Jun 9, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Jun 7, 2005
GORDON, BART
· May 25, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2209: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual report specifying the number of permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for local offices of the Farm Service Agency that will be needed to efficiently and effectively handle the workload generated by recurring and anticipated agriculture programs administered by the Farm Service Agency and the funding levels necessary to support such workforce, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2209/
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"H.R. 2209: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual report specifying the number of permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for local offices of the Farm Service Agency that will be needed to efficiently and effectively handle the workload generated by recurring and anticipated agriculture programs administered by the Farm Service Agency and the funding levels necessary to support such workforce, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2209/.
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H.R. 2209, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2209/.
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[H.R. 2209: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual report specifying the number of permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for local offices of the Farm Service Agency that will be needed to efficiently and effectively handle the workload generated by recurring and anticipated agriculture programs administered by the Farm Service Agency and the funding levels necessary to support such workforce, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2209/)
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