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HR 3974 109th Congress House Agriculture and Food Congress Department of Agriculture Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Legislation Relocation

To prohibit the closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency offices pending the completion of the next omnibus agriculture law.

Introduced: October 17, 2005 Introduced by: Lucas, Frank D. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 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
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Oct 6, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from closing or relocating a county or local Farm Service Agency office before the later of: (1) October 1, 2007; or (2) the date of the enactment of an omnibus Act authorizing FY2008 funds for the Department of Agriculture.

What's happening now October 20, 2005

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1877 Related bill A bill to prohibit the closure or relocation of certain county offices of the Farm Service Agency.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 1 Republican 2 Independent 1
Marshall, Jim
· Nov 1, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Oct 19, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 19, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 17, 2005
Salazar, John
· Oct 17, 2005
Butterfield, G. K.
· Oct 7, 2005
Chandler, Ben
· Oct 7, 2005
Davis, Lincoln
· Oct 7, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Oct 7, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 7, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 7, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Oct 6, 2005
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Oct 6, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3974: To prohibit the closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency offices pending the completion of the next omnibus agriculture law.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3974/
MLA
"H.R. 3974: To prohibit the closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency offices pending the completion of the next omnibus agriculture law.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3974/.
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H.R. 3974, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3974/.
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[H.R. 3974: To prohibit the closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency offices pending the completion of the next omnibus agriculture law.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3974/)
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