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H.R. 4947: Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act

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H.R. 4947: Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-06 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] · 3 cosponsors

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Peter Welch (D-VT)

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Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4947 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115