H.R. 9346

Summary

H.R. 9346, the USDA Field Office Stability Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 18, 2026 by Rep. Sharice Davids (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Jun 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 9346 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 9346 IH: USDA Field Office Stability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-18
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9346  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 18, 2026   Ms. Davids of Kansas  (for herself,  Mr. Schmidt , and  Mr. Vasquez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To prohibit the closure or relocation of certain Department of Agriculture offices, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   USDA Field Office Stability Act  .
2.
Prohibition on closure or relocation of certain Department of Agriculture offices
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the  Secretary ) may not close or relocate a county or field office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Farm Service Agency, a Rural Development area, or any county service center of the Department of Agriculture.
(b)
Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to—
(1)
an office that is located not more than 20 miles from another office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Farm Service Agency, a Rural Development area, or any county service center, unless such other office is in another State; or
(2)
the relocation of an office within the same county in the course of routine leasing operations.
(c)
Minimum staffing levels for local service centers
The Secretary shall maintain, at a minimum, staffing levels at Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, and Rural Development local service centers that keep all such centers open and accessible to the public during standard business hours.

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To prohibit the closure or relocation of certain Department of Agriculture offices, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Sharice Davids (D) sponsors H.R. 9346, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Sharice Davids

Rep. · D–KS-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 18, 2026

Derek Schmidt

Rep. · R–KS-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 18, 2026 · Original

Gabe Vasquez

Rep. · D–NM-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 18, 2026 · Original

Emanuel Cleaver

Rep. · D–MO-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 2, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 9346 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Jun 18, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9346 has taken 2 actions since Jun 18, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9346 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9346 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• USDA Field Office Stability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• USDA Field Office Stability Act — Display Title
• To prohibit the closure or relocation of certain Department of Agriculture offices, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9346 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9346 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9346’s is Agriculture and Food.

Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas:H.R. 9346.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H4126]

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