Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act
Latest action · Apr 4, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act
This bill modifies the definition of income used to determine the tax-exempt status of a mutual or cooperative telephone or electric company to exclude certain government grants, contributions, and assistance.
Specifically, the bill excludes from income (1) grants, contributions, and assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or by local, state, or regional governmental entities for disasters or emergencies; and (2) certain grants or contributions provided by a government entity for electric, communications, broadband, internet, or other utility facilities or services.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2019 to Dec 18, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | May 2, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 13, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 13, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | May 13, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 13, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | May 13, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 23, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Oct 24, 2019 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Oct 24, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Oct 24, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Nov 5, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Nov 5, 2019 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Nov 7, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Nov 7, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Nov 7, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Dec 18, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 4, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2147 | RURAL Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 9, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain corporations.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Rural conditions and development
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Taxation
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
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