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Rural Uplift and Revitalization Assistance Act
To provide technical assistance for geographically underserved and distressed areas, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide technical assistance to local partners, including governments, nonprofits, and businesses in geographically underserved and distressed rural areas, to help them access and implement federal rural development programs. The bill defines underserved and distressed areas as rural areas in socially vulnerable communities, persistent poverty counties, economically distressed areas, or areas lacking adequate water, sewer, or housing services near the U.S.-Mexico border. The Secretary must provide this assistance either directly or through cooperative agreements within one year of the bill's enactment. Beginning one year after enactment, the Secretary must publish annual reports to Congress on how the technical assistance affects these underserved areas.
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Actions (4)
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. · house
- Dec 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Dec 2, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4977)
- Dec 2, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 4, 2025
Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To provide technical assistance for geographically underserved and distressed areas, 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 Uplift and Revitalization Assistance Act”.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDERSERVED AND DISTRESSED AREAS.
(a) In General.—Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall directly, or through cooperative agreements, provide technical assistance and strengthen local capacity to improve access to rural development programs administered by the Secretary for local partners (including local governments, cooperatives, businesses, healthcare facilities and networks, community anchor institutions (as defined in section 60302(6) of the Digital Equity Act of 2021), and nonprofit organizations) in geographically underserved and distressed areas.
(b) Reports.—Beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall annually publish, make available to the public, and submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on how the provision of technical assistance under subsection (a) has affected geographically underserved and distressed areas in the year covered by the report.
(c) Definition of Geographically Underserved and Distressed Area.— In this section, the term “geographically underserved and distressed area” means a rural area (as determined by the Secretary)—
(1) in a socially vulnerable community (as determined by the Secretary);
(2) in a persistent poverty county (as determined by the Secretary);
(3) in a economically distressed area (as determined by the Secretary); or
(4) that lacks adequate water services, sewer services, or decent housing in any region near the border between the United States and Mexico. <all>
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