Rebuild Rural America Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/7/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- 2021-04-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- 2021-04-05Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-05Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-05Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-05Introduced in House
- 2021-04-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-05 (00)
Rebuild Rural America Act of 2021
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; or
- an Indian reservation.
To be eligible to receive a grant, a rural region must be certified by its state (or in the case of an Indian reservation, approved by USDA) after having formed a rural partnership council made up of representatives from across different sectors.
USDA must provide each rural partnership council with training, education, support, and advice to enhance the technical assistance, research, organizational, and other capacities of the council.
The bill also establishes a Rural Future Corps to (1) help rural communities expand critical services such as child care, health, nutrition assistance, education, and job training; and (2) strengthen the capacity of local governments and economic and community development organizations.
Cosponsors (16)
- Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Agricultural trade
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Building construction
- Business investment and capital
- Child care and development
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Cooperative and condominium housing
- Department of Agriculture
- Disability and paralysis
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Economic development
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employment and training programs
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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