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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 12, 2007
Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from closing or relocating any Farm Service Agency (FSA) county or field office until at least one year after enactment of an omnibus law to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal years after 2007.
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Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] · D–CO
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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