118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2155Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 22, 2023
Last action Jun 22, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 22, 2023
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Referred
Jun 22, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and the Rural Future Partnership Fund to provide five-year renewable rural partnership block grants to certified rural regions to implement locally developed regional revitalization plans. For purposes of these grants, the following areas may constitute a rural region: a micropolitan statistical area (i.e., at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people);a collection of rural census tracts or counties that fall outside of a micropolitan or metropolitan statistical area (i.e., 50,000 people or more) and that demonstrate evidence of economic, social, and cultural cooperation;...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.