3.0.0 5037 2026-07-09T12:37:21Z 2026-07-09T12:37:21Z House H HR 2025-08-26 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5037 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 141 (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FEENSTRA:H.R. 5037.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3711]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2026-01-13T19:51:54Z Referred To 2025-08-26T15:01:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-08-26T15:02:00Z Middle Mile for Rural America Act 119 3633 S 2026-01-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 119 7567 HR 2026-05-19 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 2026-01-13 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. Committee 2025-08-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2025-08-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-08-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-08-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000446 Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] Randy Feenstra R IA 4 N R000622 Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] Josh Riley D NY 19 2025-08-26 True M001212 Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] Barry Moore R AL 1 2025-08-26 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] James McGovern D MA P. 2 2025-09-02 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2025-09-02 False W000829 Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] Tony Wied R WI 8 2025-09-04 False B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2025-09-08 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2025-09-09 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2025-09-30 False V000138 Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] Eugene Vindman D VA Simon 7 2025-10-03 False V000136 Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] Gabe Vasquez D NM 2 2025-12-18 False Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2025-09-19T17:02:38Z 00 2025-08-26 Introduced in House 2026-07-09T14:09:53Z Middle Mile for Rural America Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 a Department of Agriculture program to support middle mile broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Under the program, middle mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to end users (including anchor institutions) and may include interoffice transport, backhaul, internet connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to rural areas.

The program provides grants, loans, and loan guarantees for middle mile projects in rural areas. It was established in 2018 but has not been funded.

]]> Middle Mile for Rural America Act Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Middle Mile for Rural America Act 2025-08-27T08:23:19Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 Middle Mile for Rural America Act 2025-08-27T08:23:19Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To expand middle mile infrastructure into rural areas. 2025-08-27T08:18:21Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-08-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5037ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5037ih.xml 2026-01-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.