Empowering Rural Communities Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Latest action
- Apr 3, 2026
What it does
The Empowering Rural Communities Act would require the Secretary of Agriculture to reserve at least 2.5 percent of funding for each Rural Development discretionary grant program to provide technical assistance to low-capacity rural communities. This assistance would support activities such as grant writing, project planning, outreach, and application development, with priority given to communities lacking full-time grant staff, having low historical participation in federal programs, or located in persistent poverty or underserved areas. The bill mandates annual reporting to Congress on the use and impact of these funds and clarifies that no new appropriations are authorized—funds must come…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.