Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act
USA116th CongressS-1032| Senate
| Updated: 4/4/2019
Rob Portman
Republican Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (56)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Rick Scott (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Pat Roberts (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Taxation
Disaster relief and insuranceElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency planning and evacuationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic utilities and utility ratesRural conditions and developmentTax-exempt organizationsTelephone and wireless communication
Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act
USA116th CongressS-1032| Senate
| Updated: 4/4/2019
Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rob Portman
Republican Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (56)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Rick Scott (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Pat Roberts (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
Taxation
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- Enacted
Disaster relief and insuranceElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency planning and evacuationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic utilities and utility ratesRural conditions and developmentTax-exempt organizationsTelephone and wireless communication