US HB4313 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-6)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require an evaluation of county workload assessments for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office for the Farm Service Agency, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] |
| Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR] | Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA] | Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN] | Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN] |
| Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA] |
| Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA] | Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] | Rep. David McKinley [R-WV] | Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit. |
| 2012-03-29 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4313/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4313/BILLS-112hr4313ih.pdf |
