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Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018

Introduced: February 14, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Feb 14, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a Revitalize Rural America Grant Program to facilitate infrastructure projects in rural areas. Priority must be given to projects for which nonfederal contributions exceed 25% of the costs of the project and projects in an area with an unemployment rate that exceeds the national average.

The bill requires that the set-aside of funds for states under the surface transportation block grant program be used for the Revitalize Rural America Grant Program.

What's happening now February 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Apr 11, 2018
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Apr 11, 2018
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Apr 11, 2018
Pearce, Stevan
· Mar 8, 2018
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Mar 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5016: Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5016/
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"H.R. 5016: Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5016/.
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H.R. 5016, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5016/.
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