USDA sets up new office to help farm workers get aid

What it does

The bill creates a new Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce in the USDA. A coordinator will lead the office. The coordinator will work with a committee of farm workers and their speakers. The office will find barriers that stop farm workers from getting help. It will tell other government agencies how to improve outreach and services.

Who it affects

Farm workers and food workers will be helped. The bill makes sure the USDA and other agencies work with each other. It requires the office to report to Congress each year in multiple languages.

One thing to notice

The bill ends the old Farm Worker Coordinator job once the new office has enough staff. The new office will cover farm workers and food workers at once. This could change how much focus farm workers alone get.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

• Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
• Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Words to know

• USDA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the government agency that handles farming and food.
• coordinator — A person who helps different groups work together and share information.
• committee — A group of people who give advice and ideas to help guide decisions.
• barriers — Things that stop or block people from getting help or services they need.