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H.R. 2147: RURAL Act of 2019

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H.R. 2147: RURAL Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-09 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

RURAL Act of 2019

Plain summary

Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands Act of 2019 or the RURAL Act of 2019 This bill modifies the definition of income used to determine the tax-exempt status of a mutual or cooperative telephone or electric company to exclude certain government grants, contributions, and assistance. Specifically, the bill excludes from income (1) grants, contributions, and assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or by local, state, or regional governmental entities for disasters or emergencies; and (2) certain grants or contributions provided by a government entity for electric, communications, broadband, internet, or other utility facilities or services.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

RURAL Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · 310 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jason Smith (R-MO), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), John W. Rose (R-TN), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Ed Case (D-HI), Darren Soto (D-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Steve Womack (R-AR), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL) and 250 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2147 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116