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S3633Referred to Committee

Middle Mile for Rural America Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-01-14
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · MS · Senator
Votes with party: 76.3% (873 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$9,865k

Full profile: /officials/H001079

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2026-01-14

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryReferred To · 2026-01-14

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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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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