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H.R. 4227 118th Congress House

ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish the ReConnect program under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 20, 2023 Introduced by: Zachary Nunn Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Computers and information technologyGovernment lending and loan guaranteesPerformance measurementRural conditions and developmentSmall towns
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jun 20, 2023
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.
Jun 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1642 Identical bill ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • THE FERGUSON GROUP
    for NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC
    for NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC
    for NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC
    for NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC
    for NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC
    for NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

A filing lists the bills it worked on and the parts of government it contacted in separate sections, so these are the bodies those filers named anywhere in the filing, not a per-bill breakdown.

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 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 15 Republican 11
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 16, 2024
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Dec 19, 2023
 R
Moylan, James C.
Guam · Nov 8, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 8, 2023
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 30, 2023
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Oct 6, 2023
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Yakym, Rudy
Indiana · Sep 27, 2023
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Harder, Josh
California · Sep 13, 2023
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Sep 13, 2023
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Aug 25, 2023
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jul 27, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jul 26, 2023
 D
Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Jul 24, 2023
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jul 20, 2023
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jul 11, 2023
 R
Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Jul 10, 2023
Duarte, John
· Jul 6, 2023
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 6, 2023
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jun 20, 2023
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Jun 20, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jun 20, 2023
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 20, 2023
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 20, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jun 20, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Jun 20, 2023
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jun 20, 2023
Molinaro, Marcus
· Jun 20, 2023
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 20, 2023
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 20, 2023
 D
Sorensen, Eric
Illinois · Jun 20, 2023
Trone, David
· Jun 20, 2023
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jun 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4227: ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4227/
MLA
"H.R. 4227: ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4227/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4227, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4227/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4227: ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4227/)
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