HR 2209 · 109th Congress · Agriculture and Food

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.

Introduced 2005-05-10· Sponsored by Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]· House

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Latest: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.(2005-05-24)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]TN
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]VA
Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11]NC
Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]PA
Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]NC
Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]TN
Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]AR
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]NY
Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5]OH
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]AR
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3]LA
Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]FL
Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]GA
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]NC
Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]KY