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Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act of 2025
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to extend and enhance the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to enhance the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. It increases the maximum loan amount from $50,000 to $75,000 for qualified rural microenterprises. The bill increases grant funding to 100 percent while allowing loans to cover up to 50 percent of demolition, construction, and related real estate improvement costs for projects. It extends the program's authorization period from fiscal years 2019-2023 to fiscal years 2026-2030.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Zachary Nunn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $397,838
- MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC. $16,550
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $16,500
- STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $13,200
- APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT $13,000
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Actions (2)
- Aug 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Aug 8, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 8, 2025
Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Mannion) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to extend and enhance the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking “$50,000” and inserting “$75,000”;
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking “75 percent” and inserting “100 percent, and a loan under this section for a project may be used to cover not more than 50 percent of any demolition, construction, or related costs of real estate improvements under the project”; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking “2019 through 2023” and inserting “2026 through 2030”. <all>
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