HR5037Referred to Committee
Middle Mile for Rural America Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-08-26
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Randy Feenstra
Republican · IA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (643 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/F000446
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (10)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)Original· 2025-08-26
- Josh Riley (D-NY-19)Original· 2025-08-26
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12)· 2025-09-02
- James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)· 2025-09-02
- Tony Wied (R-WI-8)· 2025-09-04
- James R. Baird (R-IN-4)· 2025-09-08
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2025-09-09
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2025-09-30
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-10-03
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)· 2025-12-18
Latest Action
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
2026-01-13
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-08-26
- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-08-26
Previously
- Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-26
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-26
Plain-English Summary
Middle Mile for Rural America Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 a Department of Agriculture program to support middle mile broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Under the program, m iddle mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to end users (including anchor institutions) and may include interoffice transport, backhaul, internet connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to rural areas. The program provides grants, loans, and loan guarantees for middle mile projects in rural areas. It was established in 2018 but has not been funded.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Science, Technology, Communications
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