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HR 3890 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Correctional facilities and imprisonment Economic development Rural conditions and development

Making Rural America Count Act

Introduced: September 28, 2017 Introduced by: Valadao, David G. Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Sep 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Making Rural America Count Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from including incarcerated prison populations when determining eligibility or the levels of assistance for rural development programs.

What's happening now November 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Blum, Rod
· Sep 28, 2017
Duffy, Sean
· Sep 28, 2017
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3890: Making Rural America Count Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3890/
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"H.R. 3890: Making Rural America Count Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3890/.
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H.R. 3890, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3890/.
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