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H.R. 4736 118th Congress House

Investing in Rural America Act

Official title: To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide support for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas.

Introduced: December 7, 2023 Introduced by: Michelle Fischbach Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditCongressional oversightRural conditions and development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Jul 19, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Latest action August 24, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Investing in Rural America Act

This bill allows Farm Credit System (FCS) institutions to provide financing and technical assistance for essential community facility projects as part of the Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program. (This program provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas.)

The FCS financing and technical assistance may be provided in order to make capital available to develop, build, maintain, improve, or provide other support for essential community facilities in rural communities (e.g., certain facilities that provide healthcare, community support, public safety, educational, or utility services). 

Under the bill, the financing provided by an FCS institution may not exceed 15% of the institution’s total assets unless the FCS institution offers at least one non-FCS lending institution an interest in the financing under reasonable terms and conditions acceptable to the borrower. The FCS institution must also report the offer to the Farm Credit Administration (FCA).

The FCA must submit an annual report to Congress on the activities undertaken by FCS institutions under this bill, including through the partnerships between FCS institutions and other lending institutions. The FCA must post the report on the agency's website. 

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 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 9 Republican 10
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Apr 16, 2024
 R
Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · Mar 21, 2024
Trone, David
· Feb 20, 2024
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jan 11, 2024
 R
Van Orden, Derrick
Wisconsin · Jan 11, 2024
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Jan 10, 2024
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jan 10, 2024
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 7, 2023
 R
Cammack, Kat
Florida · Dec 7, 2023
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Nov 28, 2023
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Nov 28, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Nov 28, 2023
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Nov 28, 2023
 R
Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Sep 19, 2023
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Sep 19, 2023
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Jul 26, 2023
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jul 26, 2023
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Sorensen, Eric
Illinois · Jul 26, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jul 19, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jul 19, 2023
 R
Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Jul 19, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4736: Investing in Rural America Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4736/
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"H.R. 4736: Investing in Rural America Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4736/.
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H.R. 4736, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4736/.
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