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HR 3969 109th Congress House

To provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees of the Department in coordination with other disaster agencies in responding to…

Official title: To provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees of the Department in coordination with other… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees of the Department in coordination with other disaster agencies in responding to federally declared disasters.

Introduced: October 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural insuranceAgricultural subsidiesDepartment of AgricultureDisaster relief
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DisastersEmergency ManagementExecutive reorganizationFederal employeesFederal-local relationsFederal-state relationsFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsTransfer of employees
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Oct 6, 2005
Introduced in House
Oct 6, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Latest action October 20, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to deploy disaster liaisons to state and local Department of Agriculture Service Centers to coordinate Department assistance with other designated disaster agencies in a federally declared disaster area whenever Federal Emergency Management personnel are deployed in that area.

Defines "federally declared disaster area" for such purposes.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 3
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 9, 2005
REHBERG, DENNY
· Nov 2, 2005
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Oct 26, 2005
Cardoza, Dennis
· Oct 6, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 6, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 6, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3969: To provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees of the Department in coordination with other disaster agencies in responding to federally declared disasters.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3969/
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"H.R. 3969: To provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees of the Department in coordination with other disaster agencies in responding to federally declared disasters.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3969/.
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H.R. 3969, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3969/.
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