Rural Area Population Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Rural Area Population Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Labor, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3A5FAFB9C5B6407F9F3BAF98C40EEC33: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Area Population Act.
- Section H110B9E908344488EB9FEF82BBCA6D34E: 2. Uniform definition of rural area for USDA rural development programs Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C....
- Section H8E030935CF924D7FBCF73FE369C0C3F7: 3. Expansion of rural in character authority Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)) is amended by adding...
- Section H051DD69EA78E4135AECE431723D17584: 4. Designation of high-need rural pockets as rural areas Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)) is...
- Section H826914E7FD794FDB94B4A8D9AAD2F604: 5. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Rural Area Population Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Labor, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, Rural Area Population Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to …
Introduced in House
Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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