Introduce bipartisan legislation to protect local USDA field offices and preserve reliable access to USDA services for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.

Sharice Davids · Kansas · Democratic

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Tomorrow, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02) will introduce bipartisan legislation in response to significant United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) staffing reductions in Kansas and across the country. It would ensure farmers, ranchers, and rural communities maintain reliable access to local USDA services.

Davids announced plans to introduce a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting local USDA field offices and keeping USDA services accessible.

Representative Sharice Davids |
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Evidence

Rep. Sharice Davids' official House press release says Davids and Republican Rep. Derek Schmidt planned to introduce bipartisan legislation responding to USDA staffing reductions, aimed at keeping farmers, ranchers, and rural communities connected to local USDA services. It identifies the measure as the USDA Field Office Stability Act and describes provisions barring most closures or relocations of NRCS, FSA, and Rural Development county and field offices and requiring minimum staffing levels so service centers remain open during standard business hours.

Official House evidence shows Davids advanced the promised bipartisan legislation with a Republican Kansas cosponsor, and the bill's stated purpose and provisions match protecting local USDA field offices and preserving access to USDA services.

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Davids, Schmidt Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Local USDA Field Offices Amid Staff Cuts
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delivered same_term

The promise was specifically to introduce bipartisan legislation, not necessarily to enact it. The provided official House evidence says Rep. Sharice Davids and Republican Rep. Derek Schmidt introduced the USDA Field Office Stability Act in June 2026, with provisions aimed at preventing local USDA field office closures or relocations and maintaining staffing and service access for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. That matches the promised action and occurred while Davids was still serving in the relevant federal office.

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