Prevent federal funds from being used to shut down Social Security field offices.

Protect Social Security by preventing any funds from being used to shut down field offices.

McDonald Rivet introduced an amendment to stop funds from being used to close Social Security field offices.

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The law funded FY2025 Labor-HHS-Education accounts and set the Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses at $14,127,978,000. Searches of the law text for "field offices" and "closure" returned no matching text.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The main FY2025 appropriations law during McDonald Rivet's first House term funded SSA administration but did not include a restriction preventing federal funds from being used to close Social Security field offices.

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Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
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The FY2026 law appropriated SSA funds and provided that not more than $14,671,978,000 may be expended for SSA administrative expenses. Searches of the law text for "field offices" and "field office" returned no matching text.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted FY2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations text funded SSA operations but did not enact the promised no-funds limitation on closing Social Security field offices.

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Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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McDonald Rivet said she secured a Trump Administration commitment that the Saginaw Social Security field office would not close after she sent two GSA letters and held a press conference.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This shows concrete district-level action and an apparent administrative win for one field office, but not a federal funding prohibition covering field-office shutdowns generally.

partial same_term A for effort

McDonald Rivet: Saginaw Social Security office will remain open
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The report says 65 House members and 40 senators asked Acting SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek to commit to keeping field offices open; it also notes McDonald Rivet held a Saginaw field-office news conference.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The letter and press event indicate advocacy to keep field offices open, but the evidence is an oversight/request effort rather than enacted no-funds legislation.

partial same_term A for effort

Democrats urge Social Security Administration to keep field offices open
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The report says SSA stated it had not permanently closed or announced permanent closures of local field offices since January 1, 2025, while DOGE listed 22 SSA lease terminations without specifying office type.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This supports that some threatened permanent field-office closures were administratively disputed or avoided, but it also shows there was no clear statutory funding bar and continued uncertainty about federal lease terminations.

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Social Security says it’s only closing one field office. So what about the 22 leases that were terminated?
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Business Insider reported that more than a dozen Social Security field offices were closed to in-person service in April 2026, with causes including facility problems and understaffing; SSA said the closures were temporary.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Continuing field-office service disruptions in 2026 undercut a finding that the broad promise was fully delivered, even though the reported closures were characterized as temporary rather than permanent shutdowns.

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Why some Social Security offices are temporarily closed across the US
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SEC. 410. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to reduce availability of phone services for Social Security beneficiaries or to close any Social Security field offices.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A House-reported FY2026 Labor-HHS bill contained language matching the promise by barring funds from being used to close Social Security field offices, but this was bill language rather than an enacted restriction.

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H.R. 5304, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, as reported in the House
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Status: Introduced on September 11 2025 - 25% progression. Action: 2025-09-11 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227. Sponsors: Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]. Same As/Similar To: HB7148 (Related) 2026-02-03 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill containing the no-funds field-office language stalled at Union Calendar status and was sponsored by Aderholt, not McDonald Rivet; the FY2026 enacted vehicle was related H.R.7148, consistent with the existing record that the promise was not enacted.

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US HB5304 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress | LegiScan
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