US Congress House Bill 4947 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 6 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Pending: House Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture a Rural Partnerships Office to be headed by a director appointed by the President. The duties of the office include: establishing and running a program to provide technical assistance to improve delivery, financing, operations, and maintenance of rural infrastructure; establishing an online clearinghouse of best practices; providing grants to assist rural communities in developing cost-effective infrastructure projects; and coordinating activities of rural liaisons to develop guidelines for rural funding or financing programs at federal agencies and identify opportunities to work across agencies. The bill also requires each federal agency that provides financial assistance to a rural community for an activity related to rural infrastructure to designate a rural liaison to: review and make recommendations regarding regulations, guidance, and procedures that present hardships to rural communities; participate in reviewing applications for technical assistance; serve as an ombudsperson for rural communities; and meet regularly with other rural liaisons to coordinate efforts and identify ways to work together to support rural infrastructure needs.

Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act

Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]

Rep. John Katko [R-NY]

Rep. John Faso [R-NY]

Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
2018-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2018-02-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4947/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4947/BILLS-115hr4947ih.pdf