H.R. 7579 119th Congress House

Empowering Rural Communities Act

Official title: To improve access to Department of Agriculture Rural Development discretionary grant programs by establishing a technical assistance set-aside to support low-c… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: February 13, 2026 Introduced by: Julia Letlow Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Became law

Apr 3, 2026

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

Feb 13, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 13, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now April 3, 2026

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

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Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7579: Empowering Rural Communities Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7579/

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"H.R. 7579: Empowering Rural Communities Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7579/.

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H.R. 7579, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7579/.

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