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HR 1800 100th Congress House

Rural Area Revitalization Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to assist in the revitalization of rural communities through economic diversification and the provision of community facilities to meet basic human needs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural creditAgricultural economicsAgriculture and Rural AffairsAuthorization
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Department of AgricultureEconomic growthEconomics and Public FinanceExecutive reorganizationFederal aid to water resources developmentGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingGovernment trust fundsGrants-in-aidLabor and EmploymentNational growth policyPotable waterRural affairs legislationRural economic developmentUnderemploymentUnemploymentWater and Water Resources DevelopmentWater supply
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Mar 30, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 25, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 25, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 1987

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Area Revitalization Act of 1987 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize FY 1988 through 1992 appropriations for Rural Development Loan Fund intermediate borrowers.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make 1988 through 1992 grants for: (1) rural business, employment, and infrastructure development; and (2) stimulation of growth and diversification in rural communities affected by chronic underemployment in basic economic sectors, such as agriculture.

Limits: (1) Federal cost sharing to 75 percent, unless waived by the Secretary; and (2) grant eligibility to projects serving communities with populations of not more than 20,000 people.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize grants for rural drinking water projects.

Directs the Secretary to establish an office in the Farmers Home Administration of the Department of Agriculture whose primary purpose shall be to encourage different approaches to economic and community development in rural areas.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 845 Identical bill Rural Area Revitalization Act of 1987
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 4, 1987
COMBEST, LARRY
· Jul 8, 1987
TAUZIN, W.
· Apr 29, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1800: Rural Area Revitalization Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1800/
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"H.R. 1800: Rural Area Revitalization Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1800/.
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H.R. 1800, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1800/.
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