YourVoice.Now Summary
Workers & JobsUSDA's farmworker coordinator could get up to $2 million a year again through 2031 — plus new duties like telling farms about aid
Workers & Jobs
Congress allowed up to $2 million a year for this USDA position, but that ended after 2023. The bill extends it through 2031; the actual money still depends on yearly spending bills.
The coordinator would tell employers of farmworkers about federal programs their workers may be eligible for. USDA would also post this information on its website.
More about this bill
If you work on a farm, a USDA job meant to help you could get funding again. The law allowed up to $2 million a year for USDA's Farmworker Coordinator, but only through 2023. The bill would extend that through 2031. Congress would still have to set the money aside each year. USDA would also have to hire the staff the coordinator needs. The coordinator would get new duties. One is telling farm employers which federal programs their workers may qualify for. USDA would also post that list on its website. The coordinator would check how well USDA reaches farmworkers and study how its programs affect them. It would also advise USDA agencies such as the Forest Service and the Food and Nutrition Service. It would work with colleges, local school districts, and community nonprofits, including on job training.
Congressional Summary
Voice for Farm Workers Act This bill reauthorizes and expands the duties of the Farmworker Coordinator at the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Part of the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, the coordinator identifies challenges faced by farmworkers and coordinates with USDA programs and other federal agencies to address the community’s needs.) The bill reauthorizes the position of Farmworker Coordinator through FY2031. Among other things, the bill also requires the coordinator to develop and implement a plan to coordinate USDA farmworker outreach activities and services, collaborate with USDA's agencies and offices on farmworker-related programmatic and policy decisions, communicate to employers of farmworkers information about federal programs for which their employees may be eligible, and measure and analyze the outcomes of USDA farmworker programs and activities. Further, the bill expands the coordinator's existing duties to include (1) serving as a liaison to institutions of higher education and local educational agencies, and (2) consulting with community-based nonprofit organizations on areas such as technical skills and job training programs. The bill also directs the coordinator to hire the staff who are necessary to carry out the coordinator's activities.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-08-06
- Date Added
- 2026-10-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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