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H.R. 5716

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5716, the FARM SAFE Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 8, 2025 by Rep. April McClain-Delaney (D) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, and last saw action on Dec 2, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Record

Text

H.R. 5716 has 8 co-sponsors.

hb5716/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5716 IH: Federal Agricultural Relief Maintained during Shutdowns And Federal Emergencies Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5716  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Agricultural Relief Maintained during Shutdowns And Federal Emergencies Act   or the   FARM SAFE Act  .
2.
Continuation of agricultural disaster assistance programs 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 section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, who is required to perform work during such lapse in appropriations, notwithstanding section 1342 of such title; and
(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.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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Oct 8, 2025

hb5716/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/08/2025)

Federal Agricultural Relief Maintained during Shutdowns And Federal Emergencies Act or the FARM SAFE Act

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).

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.

Sponsors

Rep. April McClain-Delaney (D) sponsors H.R. 5716, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5716 went before 3 committees: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee and Agriculture.

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 2, 2025 · 39 Bills
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 2, 2025 · 57 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Oct 8, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5716 has taken 4 actions since Oct 8, 2025, the latest on Dec 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 2, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Dec 2, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Oct 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 5716 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5716 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FARM SAFE Act — Display Title
  • FARM SAFE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Federal Agricultural Relief Maintained during Shutdowns And Federal Emergencies Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide for the continuation of agricultural disaster assistance programs in the event of a Government shutdown. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5716 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Science/Technology.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONY COTTO113
JAMES GRANDE113
KATHERINE DUVENECK113
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT113
ROBERT MCCARTY113
WILLIAM SEABROOK112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5716 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5716’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr5716/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5716, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McCLAIN DELANEY:H.R. 5716.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H4528]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com