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HR6018Referred to Committee

Bringing Assistance for Rural Needs During Shutdowns Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-10
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Tony Wied
Tony Wied
Republican · WI · Representative
Votes with party: 96.5% (548 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000829

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (8)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Michael Guest (R-MS-3)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-12-09
  • Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5)· 2026-04-29

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2025-11-10

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-11-10

Previously

  • Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-10

Plain-English Summary

Bringing Assistance for Rural Needs During Shutdowns Act This bill requires Farm Service Agency (FSA) officers and employees to continue to work during a government shutdown. As background, under an exception in the Antideficiency Act, an employee whose duties involve the safety of human life or the protection of property may be required to work during a government shutdown (i.e., lapse in appropriations). Under this bill, any services by an FSA officer or employee are deemed to be for an emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. Thus, if a lapse in FSA appropriations occurs, FSA officers and employees may be required to continue working.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Agriculture and Food
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