Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act This bill provides authority and funding for the Department of Agriculture to establish a loan program for certain rural utility service providers (e.g., electric, telecommunications, or waste disposal service providers) to replace specified losses during a federally declared disaster or emergency. During such a disaster or emergency, interest on the loan shall not accrue, and repayment of principal shall not be required. Borrowers may qualify for partial loan forgiveness if certain requirements are met. The bill also establishes and provides funding for a Rural Utility Bridge Loan Fund to implement the program.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDisaster relief and insuranceElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInfectious and parasitic diseasesNatural disastersPublic utilities and utility ratesRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingWater qualityWater use and supply
Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act
USA116th CongressHR-7680| House
| Updated: 9/3/2020
Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act This bill provides authority and funding for the Department of Agriculture to establish a loan program for certain rural utility service providers (e.g., electric, telecommunications, or waste disposal service providers) to replace specified losses during a federally declared disaster or emergency. During such a disaster or emergency, interest on the loan shall not accrue, and repayment of principal shall not be required. Borrowers may qualify for partial loan forgiveness if certain requirements are met. The bill also establishes and provides funding for a Rural Utility Bridge Loan Fund to implement the program.
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Agriculture and Food
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDisaster relief and insuranceElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInfectious and parasitic diseasesNatural disastersPublic utilities and utility ratesRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingWater qualityWater use and supply