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H.R. 1649House110th Congress (2007-2009)In Committee

To prohibit the closure or relocation of any county office of the Farm Service Agency until at least one year after the enactment of an Act to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal years after 2007.

Sponsored by Stephanie Herseth SandlinRep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)
Introduced March 22, 2007

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Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Agriculture Committee

May 4, 2007

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 22, 2007

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

March 22, 2007

HouseIntro Referral

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E625)

March 23, 2007

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

May 4, 2007

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Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Agriculture Committee

May 4, 2007

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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Rep. Stephanie Herseth SandlinD-SD · May 23, 2007

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to remove the name of Congressman James Moran of Virginia as a cosponsor to H.R. 1649, who was added inadvertently as a cosponsor to that bill.

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 22, 2007

I

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1649

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 22, 2007

Ms. Herseth introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To prohibit the closure or relocation of any county office of the Farm Service Agency until at least one year after the enactment of an Act to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal years after 2007.

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Prohibition on closure or relocation of Farm Service Agency county offices

The Secretary of Agriculture may not close or relocate any county or field office of the Farm Service Agency until at least one year after the date of the enactment of an omnibus law to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal years after 2007.