# 119-hr-6018: Bringing Assistance for Rural Needs During Shutdowns Act

119-hr-6018, Bringing Assistance for Rural Needs During Shutdowns Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6018
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bringing Assistance for Rural Needs During Shutdowns Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Designates Farm Service Agency staff and services as essential** during government shutdowns so they can continue emergency work to protect human life and property. This bill would treat any services performed by Farm Service Agency officers or employees as emergency services under 31 U.S.C. 1342, allowing those activities to continue during funding gaps to address threats to life or property. - Farmers and rural households: Would help ensure emergency help related to the safety of people or protection of property remains available in rural communities during a government shutdown. - Farm Service Agency employees: Would allow FSA staff to continue performing emergency duties during funding gaps under the Anti-Deficiency Act framework. - Local responders and property owners: Would keep FSA operations in place to respond to urgent threats to property and public safety in rural areas during shutdowns.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Farm Service Agency emergency work in shutdowns: benefit, medium. This bill would treat Farm Service Agency (FSA) work as emergency work during a federal shutdown. FSA could keep doing services that protect human life or property, like disaster help or steps to prevent loss. If you rely on FSA for emergency or property-protection help, you could still get it duri…

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- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-6018 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6018)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1151)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hres-1511: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1511)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6018 (as of 2026-09-21).