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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5037

Introduced

Middle Mile for Rural America Act

Sponsor
RRandy Feenstra· Iowa
Introduced
August 26, 2025
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.January 13, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5037 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5037

To expand middle mile infrastructure into rural areas.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 26, 2025

Mr. Feenstra (for himself, Mr. Riley of New York, and Mr. Moore of 
Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To expand middle mile infrastructure into rural areas.

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 ``Middle Mile for Rural America Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF MIDDLE MILE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO RURAL AREAS.

Section 602(g) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
950bb-1(g)) is amended by striking ``2018 through 2023'' and inserting 
``2026 through 2031''.
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