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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 202 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CARAVEO:H.R. 6661.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:Reauthorize Rural Cooperative Development Grants program[Page H6741]
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Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
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2024-01-25T19:44:41Z
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2023-12-07T14:02:45Z
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Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Agriculture and Food
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2024-12-04T17:18:29Z
- Congressional oversight
2024-12-04T17:18:37Z
- Rural conditions and development
2024-12-04T17:18:20Z
Agriculture and Food
2024-01-21T20:00:20Z
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2023-12-07
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2025-07-28T18:10:00Z
Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) Program. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program provides grants to nonprofit institutions to help individuals and businesses start, expand, or improve rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses through Rural Cooperative Development Centers.
USDA must give preference to grants that commit to providing technical assistance and other services to socially vulnerable, underserved, or distressed communities. Under current law, USDA must give preference to underserved and economically distressed areas in rural areas.
In addition, USDA may give an additional preference to applications that commit to providing a 25% matching contribution for the center with private funds and in-kind contributions. Specifically, USDA may award the maximum points in application scoring criteria to applicants that satisfy this requirement.
Under the bill, cooperative development includes activities (e.g., outreach, education, training, and technical assistance) to support the startup, expansion, or ongoing sustainability of new and existing cooperatives. Current law does not define cooperative development.
The bill directs the RCDG interagency working group to submit an annual report to Congress on its activities.
Finally, the program currently includes cooperative research program requirements to collect data on the effects of all types of cooperatives on the national economy. Under the bill, USDA must analyze the data resulting from the research and include the data and analysis in the annual report to Congress.

Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
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Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
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Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
2024-05-24T13:34:53Z
Introduced in House
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To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize rural cooperative development grants.
2024-03-18T21:58:38Z
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2023-12-07T05:00:00Z
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