Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULURE, 1/22/19

The House and Senate this week will take up competing plans to end the shutdown, but both are unlikely to gain traction in the other chamber as the month-long shutdown continues to weigh increasingly on farmers and ranchers, government employees and a growing portion of the U.S. economy.

The Senate will vote this week on Trump's immigration and border security proposal, according to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Shelby unveiled the legislative text Monday night, and while it's unlikely to be signed into law, the measure gives some insight into where Republican senators stand on Perdue's push to relocate the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The explanatory statement for the Agriculture-FDA section cites "unknown costs associated with" the proposal. It calls for cost estimates and a "detailed analysis of any research benefits" to be included in the Trump administration's fiscal 2020 budget request when the spending blueprint is delivered to Congress in the coming weeks or months.

— Perdue has said the relocation would help USDA attract and keep talented employees who might be deterred by D.C.'s high cost of living and lengthy commutes.

The appropriations package also "supports an indefinite delay in the proposed transfer of ERS to the Office of the Chief Economist." Research advocates and some lawmakers have warned the move could place ERS analysis at risk of political influence.

"Insufficient information and justification relating to the reorganization and relocation make moving forward on these proposals premature at this time," the explanatory statement says.

The House will also take up another appropriations package, H.R. 648 (116) , to repay furloughed federal workers and fund the Agriculture Department, FDA and every other shuttered agency except for Homeland Security. It's House Democrats' 10th bill to reopen parts of the government.

The Agriculture-FDA explanatory statement includes very similar language to the Senate bill, suggesting there's bipartisan support for slowing USDA's plans until further information is provided.