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The bill keeps FSA services and emergency support running for farmers and rural communities during a shutdown—protecting livelihoods and program continuity—while incurring extra taxpayer costs and risking reduced budgetary pressure and unequal treatment across federal programs.
Farmers and rural communities can continue to receive critical FSA services — including disaster relief, program payments, and loan support — during a federal shutdown, preventing immediate cash‑flow shocks and economic harm.
Farmers and rural communities retain emergency response functions (e.g., crop loss assessments and emergency loans) during funding lapses, protecting property, livelihoods, and rapid recovery after disasters.
Program participants and administrators avoid administrative backlogs for applications, payments, and oversight during shutdowns, helping maintain continuity of program delivery and state‑level implementation.
Taxpayers bear additional costs when FSA staff continue working without new appropriations, increasing federal outlays during shutdowns.
Designating broad authority for FSA to operate during funding lapses could reduce congressional leverage to resolve appropriations quickly, weakening incentives for timely budget agreements.
Employees and programs at other federal agencies not covered by this designation could face unequal treatment and operational disparities during a lapse, creating fairness and morale concerns.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Treats services by Farm Services Agency employees as emergency/excepted activities during a federal government shutdown, allowing them to continue working.
Introduced November 10, 2025 by Tony Wied · Last progress November 10, 2025
Designates services performed by officers and employees of the Farm Services Agency (FSA) as emergency or excepted activities under the federal law that governs agency operations during a lapse in appropriations, allowing those FSA personnel to continue working during a government shutdown. The bill also establishes a short title for the Act.