3.0.0 7579 2026-08-19T08:07:55Z 2026-08-19T08:07:55Z House H HR 2026-02-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7579 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LETLOW:H.R. 7579.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H2225]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2026-04-03T14:21:30Z Referred To 2026-02-13T15:00:40Z 2026-04-03 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 2026-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2026-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000595 Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] Julia Letlow R LA 5 N Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2026-03-13T21:48:21Z Empowering Rural Communities Act Display Title 45 Empowering Rural Communities Act 2026-03-12T04:53:31Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Empowering Rural Communities Act 2026-03-12T04:53:30Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To improve access to Department of Agriculture Rural Development discretionary grant programs by establishing a technical assistance set-aside to support low-capacity rural communities, and for other purposes. 2026-03-12T04:48:33Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7579ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7579ih.xml 2026-04-03 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.