HR 5762 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2020

Introduced Feb 5, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Latest action · Feb 13, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 5, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2020

This bill establishes the White House Rural Council within the Executive Office of the President to make recommendations and coordinate the efforts of the executive branch regarding economic development in rural areas.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 5, 2020.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IL	Cheri Bustos	Original	Feb 5, 2020
D-NH	Chris Pappas	Original	Feb 5, 2020
R-KY	Harold Rogers	Original	Feb 5, 2020
D-CA	Jim Costa	Original	Feb 5, 2020
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Original	Feb 5, 2020
R-OH	Troy Balderson	Original	Feb 5, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Agriculture Committee	Referred Feb 5, 2020
	Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee	Referred Feb 13, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 13, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Feb 5, 2020Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 24, February 5, 2020, page H847.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1617	Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2021	Reintroduced Bill	May 6, 2021
HR 5217	Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2017	Reintroduction of	Mar 8, 2018

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To establish a White House Rural Council, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 5, 2020Introduced in House

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