Cosponsor
Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis
Compared with: support California’s farmers and farmworkers, and that bolster our state’s food security programs and agricultural production
The cosponsorship meaningfully supports the farmworker part of the stated priority by expanding and reauthorizing USDA farmworker coordination, outreach, and services. However, the bill is focused on farmworker administration and does not directly address California farmers, food security programs, or agricultural production, so the support is narrower than the full claim.
“Senator Schiff is dedicated to enacting policies that support California’s farmers and farmworkers, and that bolster our state’s food security programs and agricultural production.”
Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28
Supporting provisions
“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.”
Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope
Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.
“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.”Official summary source
