Investing in Rural America Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 20, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
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 12, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Investing in Rural America Act of 2025
This bill allows Farm Credit System (FCS) institutions to make and participate in loans and commitments (and extend other technical and financial assistance) for essential community facility projects as part of the Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program. This program provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas.
The FCS financing and technical assistance may be provided in order to make capital available to develop, build, maintain, improve, or provide related equipment or other support for essential community facilities in rural communities (e.g., certain facilities that provide healthcare, community support, public safety, educational, or utility services).
Under the bill, the financing provided by an FCS institution may not exceed 15% of the total of all outstanding loans of the institution. Further, an FCS institution must (1) offer at least one non-FCS lending institution an interest in the financing under reasonable terms and conditions acceptable to the borrower, and (2) report the offer to the Farm Credit Administration (FCA).
The FCA must submit an annual report to Congress on the activities undertaken by FCS institutions under this bill, including through the partnerships between FCS institutions and other lending institutions. The FCA must post the report on the administration's website.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Jun 20, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Jul 17, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Feb 12, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Mar 9, 2026 |
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 12, 2025 |
| General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2025 | |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2025 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- Mar 20, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2025Referred 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. 171, no. 29, February 12, 2025, page H677.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-10 | FINANCING FARM OPERATIONS: THE IMPORTANCE OF CREDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT56 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jul 16, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7567 | Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Related bill | May 19, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide support for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Investing in Rural America Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2025Introduced 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.
