Fight the USDA relocation of food assistance employees and work to reverse it.

Glenn Ivey · Maryland · Democratic

oversight impact 3.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 95%

Occurrences

We will do everything we can to fight it and eventually reverse it.

Ivey commits to opposing the USDA reorganization that moves food assistance employees and to reversing it if possible.

National Capital Region Democrats’ Statement on Relocation of USDA’s Food Assistance Employees | U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw
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Glenn Ivey joined a letter pressing USDA leaders on the proposed closure of BARC, citing violations of the FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations Act and demanding a cost-benefit analysis.

Ivey joined a letter demanding USDA reconsider the proposed closure of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and seek justification through a cost-benefit analysis.

Maryland Delegation Members Press Trump Administration on Illegal Effort to Close Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
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pledging not to stand idly by

Glenn Ivey joined a delegation statement opposing USDA's plan to close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and pledged not to stand idly by.

Maryland Delegation Members Statement on USDA Attempting to Move Forward with Closure of Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
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Congressman Glenn Ivey and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks pressed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for answers on a newly proposed ICE lease in Hyattsville

Ivey joined a formal push to obtain information and challenge a proposed ICE facility lease in Hyattsville.

Members of Congress Press for Answers on Proposed ICE Facility in Hyattsville | Congressman Glenn Ivey
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Evidence

On May 1, 2026, Glenn Ivey joined a multi-member House statement responding to USDA’s April 30, 2026 reorganization that would move most employees who work in food assistance and nutrition programs out of the National Capital Region. The statement said the members would 'do everything we can to fight it and eventually reverse it,' and identified the USDA announcement as moving SNAP to Indianapolis and other program offices to several hubs.

Concrete public opposition to the relocation; shows active effort to reverse it after the USDA announcement.

partial same_term A for effort

National Capital Region Democrats’ Statement on Relocation of USDA’s Food Assistance Employees | U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

Glenn Ivey’s official House biography says that in the 119th Congress he serves on the Appropriations Committee and is 'laser-focused on preserving the rule of law, safeguarding federal workers' and other priorities.

Supports that Ivey is in an active federal office and has an institutional role consistent with federal-worker oversight, but does not itself show action on this claim.

unresolved same_term

About | Congressman Glenn Ivey
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 66%

Congress.gov shows H.R. 2470, the COST of Relocations Act, introduced by Rep. Suhas Subramanyam with Glenn Ivey as a cosponsor. The bill would require federal agencies to conduct a benefit-cost analysis on relocations involving movement of employment positions; its latest action is referral to committee.

Legislative effort aligned with fighting relocations and seeking to constrain or reverse them, but no enacted relief or reversal shown.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.2470 - COST of Relocations Act 119th Congress (2025-2026)
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%

USDA announced a phased plan to relocate much of its agency headquarters and NCR staff out of the Washington, D.C. area to five hub locations. This is the underlying action the members later opposed.

Confirms the relocation plan remained in place and was officially announced by USDA; useful as context for the ongoing dispute.

never same_term

Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department’s Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture | Food and Nutrition Service
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

USDA’s Farm Service Agency page, current as of today, reflects active USDA nutrition/agriculture operations and no indication that the April 30 relocation of food assistance employees was reversed. The page instead shows ongoing FSA operations and payment tracking for other programs.

No evidence of reversal found in USDA operational materials as of the refresh date; this supports unresolved/ongoing status rather than delivery.

unresolved unknown

Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program | Farm Service Agency
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 58%

Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Ivey took concrete same-term actions aligned with the promise: he joined the May 1, 2026 House statement opposing USDA's food-assistance employee relocation and pledging to fight and reverse it, and he cosponsored H.R. 2470, the COST of Relocations Act, to constrain federal relocations through benefit-cost analysis. However, the available record does not show that the USDA relocation was reversed or blocked; the relevant bill remained only referred to committee. This supports partial credit for fighting the relocation, not full delivery of reversal.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

partial same_term A for effort

Evidence shows Ivey actively opposed the USDA relocation and publicly pledged to fight and reverse it, and he also cosponsored related relocation-limiting legislation. However, the record provided does not show that the USDA relocation of food assistance employees was actually reversed or stopped. Because he made clear oversight and legislative efforts during his current term but the promised outcome has not been achieved, this is best scored as partial rather than delivered.

provider openai · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 89%