To require the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual report specifying the number of permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for local offices of the Farm Service Agency that will be needed to efficiently and effectively handle the workload generated by recurring and anticipated agriculture programs administered by the Farm Service Agency and the funding levels necessary to support such workforce, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 24, 2005 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report annually on the number of required permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for Farm Service Agency (FSA) local offices and the funding levels necessary to support such workforce.
Limits temporary workers to not more than ten percent of all such non-Federal workers in any fiscal year.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2005 to Oct 6, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Charles H. Taylor | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jun 8, 2005 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 23, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jun 23, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| R-TN | William L. Jenkins | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Oct 6, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 10, 2005 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2005Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- May 18, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- May 10, 2005Introduced in House
- May 10, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual report specifying the number of permanent and temporary non-Federal employees for local offices of the Farm Service Agency that will be needed to efficiently and effectively handle the workload generated by recurring and anticipated agriculture programs administered by the Farm Service Agency and the funding levels necessary to support such workforce, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural conservation
- Agricultural credit
- Agricultural subsidies
- Agriculture and Food
- Appropriations
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Agriculture
- Disaster relief
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Labor and Employment
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Salaries
- Soil conservation
- Temporary employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2005Introduced in House
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