S3965-119

In Committee

EDA Short Form Application Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 3, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, EDA Short Form Application Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Trade, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the EDA Short Form Application Act.
  • Section id90978D642D8F4651BFAC29A10AB9ED33: 2. Short form applications for rural communities in economic development programs In this section: The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, EDA Short Form Application Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Trade, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, EDA Short Form Application Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Trade Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 3, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 3, 2026

Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Bennet, …

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?

Domains
Government Operations Trade Immigration
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"rural community" §id90978D642D8F4651BFAC29A10AB9ED33

an incorporated municipality, Tribal area, or territory— with a population of not more than 10,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census in the most recent decennial census

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