HR1246Referred to Committee
Investing in Rural America Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-12
Introduced
26
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Michelle Fischbach
Republican · MN · Representative
Votes with party: 98.5% (551 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/F000470
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (26)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)Original· 2025-02-12
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)Original· 2025-02-12
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)· 2025-03-03
- Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)· 2025-03-10
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2025-03-11
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)· 2025-05-05
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-06-03
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1)· 2025-06-03
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)· 2025-06-09
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2025-06-11
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)· 2025-06-11
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30)· 2025-06-20
- Tony Wied (R-WI-8)· 2025-06-25
- David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)· 2025-07-02
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7)· 2025-07-17
- Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)· 2025-09-03
- Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-10-03
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)· 2025-10-08
- James R. Baird (R-IN-4)· 2025-11-17
- Mark Alford (R-MO-4)· 2025-11-17
- Kat Cammack (R-FL-3)· 2025-12-10
- Pablo José Hernández (D-PR)· 2025-12-15
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8)· 2025-12-16
- Cory Mills (R-FL-7)· 2026-02-12
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)· 2026-03-05
- Randy Fine (R-FL-6)· 2026-03-09
Latest Action
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
2025-03-20
Source: Congress.gov
Plain-English Summary
Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 This bill allows Farm Credit System (FCS) institutions to make and participate in loans and commitments (and extend other technical and financial assistance) for essential community facility projects as part of the Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program. This program provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. The FCS financing and technical assistance may be provided in order to make capital available to develop, build, maintain, improve, or provide related equipment or other support for essential community facilities in rural communities (e.g., certain facilities that provide healthcare, community support, public safety, educational, or utility services). Under the bill, the financing provided by an FCS institution may not exceed 15% of the total of all outstanding loans of the institution. Further, an FCS institution must (1) offer at least one non-FCS lending institution an interest in the financing under reasonable terms and conditions acceptable to the borrower, and (2) report the offer to the Farm Credit Administration (FCA). The FCA must submit an annual report to Congress on the activities undertaken by FCS institutions under this bill, including through the partnerships between FCS institutions and other lending institutions. The FCA must post the report on the administration's website.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Agriculture and Food
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