ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025
Latest action · Apr 30, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 30, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2025 to Jan 2, 2026; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Apr 30, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | May 19, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jan 2, 2026 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2025 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2025 |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2025Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 72, April 30, 2025, page H1776.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3084 | ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025 | Related bill | Oct 30, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish the ReConnect program under that Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 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.
