Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act
Latest action · Sep 3, 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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act
This bill provides authority and funding for the Department of Agriculture to establish a loan program for certain rural utility service providers (e.g., electric, telecommunications, or waste disposal service providers) to replace specified losses during a federally declared disaster or emergency.
During such a disaster or emergency, interest on the loan shall not accrue, and repayment of principal shall not be required. Borrowers may qualify for partial loan forgiveness if certain requirements are met.
The bill also establishes and provides funding for a Rural Utility Bridge Loan Fund to implement the program.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 7, 2020 to Oct 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Sep 25, 2020 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Oct 9, 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 Jul 20, 2020 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Sep 3, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 3, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Jul 20, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 127, July 20, 2020, page H3587.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1291 | Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 29, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for loans to critical rural utility service providers to ensure continued service and safe operation of rural utility systems during certain emergencies, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agriculture and Food
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Natural disasters
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Rural conditions and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
