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HR 4313 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Department of Agriculture Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property

Farm Service Accountability Act

Introduced: April 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 10, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm Service Accountability Act - Amends the the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from closing or relocating a Farm Service Agency county or field office in a state if the Secretary determines that the office has a high workload volume compared with other county offices in the state.

What's happening now May 10, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 10, 2012
Boren, Dan
· Jun 7, 2012
King, Steve
· Jun 7, 2012
Dent, Charles
· Apr 19, 2012
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Apr 19, 2012
Gerlach, Jim
· Apr 19, 2012
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 17, 2012
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 16, 2012
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 29, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4313: Farm Service Accountability Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4313/
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"H.R. 4313: Farm Service Accountability Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4313/.
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H.R. 4313, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4313/.
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