RURAL AREAS related term(s) Agriculture; Suburban areas; Urban Areas

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4371, S4372, S4373, S4374, S4375, S4376 [25JN], S4414, S4415, S4416, S4418, S4419, S4420, S4421, S4423, S4424, S4425, S4426, S4427, S4428, S4429, S4430, S4431, S4432, S4433, S4434, S4435, S4436, S4438, S4439, S4440, S4441, S4442, S4443, S4444, S4446, S4447, S4448, S4449, S4450, S4451, S4452, S4453, S4454, S4455, S4456 [26JN], S4460, S4519, S4639, S4640, S4641, S4642, S4643, S4644, S4645, S4646, S4647, S4650, S4652, S4653, S4654, S4656, S4657, S4658, S4659, S4660, S4661, S4662, S4664, S4665, S4666, S4667, S4668, S4669, S4670, S4671, S4672, S4673, S4676, S4677, S4685, S4686, S4687 [27JN], S4714, S4715, S4716, S4748, S4749, S4751, S4752, S4753, S4754, S4755, S4756, S4757, S4758, S4759, S4760, S4761, S4764, S4767, S4770 [28JN], H4058, H4123, H4124, H4125, H4126, H4127, H4128 [16MY], H4164, H4165, H4166, H4167, H4168, H4170, H4172, H4173, H4174, H4177, H4181, H4184, H4185, H4186, H4188, H4189, H4191, H4192, H4194, H4195, H4201, H4203, H4204 [17MY], H4213, H4215, H4216, H4217, H4219, H4220, H4221, H4223, H4224, H4225 [18MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 891), H4006 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4161 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10126 [12DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), extend vote reconsideration deadline (H. Res. 905), H4300 [22MY]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (S. 645), S7621 [13DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (S. 2278), S5313 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S2112, S2127, S2128 [12AP], S2137, S2138, S2144, S2187 [16AP], S6826 [11OC], S6973 [15NO], H9604 [27NO]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), consideration (H. Res. 681), H103 [10JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (S. 925), S24, S25 [3JA]

EPA: revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), S7278 [4DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H6501 [18JY]

——— H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act, S5547 [1AU]

——— H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations, S6101 [6SE], H7900 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2976), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 5961), H4728 [24MY]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (see S. Res. 649), S6304 [25SE] (see H. Res. 766), H1476 [7MR]

Appalachian Regional Commission: allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia (see H.R. 5294), H1651 [15MR]

Armed Forces: improve Junior ROTC programs and authorize an expansion of their presence in low-income, rural, and underserved areas (see S. 2867), S2724 [16MY]

BLM: clarify authorized categorical exclusions and authorize additional categorical exclusions to streamline the oil and gas permitting process (see H.R. 6106), H5199 [14JN]

——— clarify that permits are not required for oil and gas activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral estate that is less than 50 percent federally owned (see H.R. 6107), H5199 [14JN]

——— simplify permitting process for drilling on Federal lands (see H.R. 6088), H5152 [13JN]

Community development: reauthorize certain regional economic and community development commissions (see S. 2508), S1452 [7MR] (see H.R. 5325), H1697 [19MR]

Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development: establish (see S. 3393), S5991 [28AU]

Denali Commission: terminate (see H.R. 6100), H5152 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow emerging carbon utilization technologies to access loan guarantees, research programs, and rural development loans and encourage advancement of such technologies (see S. 2997), S2991 [5JN] (see H.R. 6457), H6588 [19JY]

——— award grants to support and encourage public-private partnerships in Appalachia that will improve regional infrastructure, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs (see S. 2569), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5350), H1727 [20MR]

——— clarify certain requirements relative to solar electric power generation projects (see S. 3133), S4410 [26JN]

——— establish a farm and ranch stress assistance network (see S. 2712), S2321 [19AP]

——— establish a Rural Health Liaison (see S. 2894), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 4945), H901 [6FE]

——— establish Community Connect Grant Program to improve broadband in tribal, low-income, and remote rural areas (see S. 2654), S2120 [12AP]

——— establish Rural Partnerships Office to provide assistance to rural communities and small towns with infrastructure planning, asset management, life-cycle accounting, and project oversight (see H.R. 4947), H901 [6FE]

——— establish Soil Health Initiative and Cover Crop Pilot Program (see S. 2989), S2991 [5JN]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 2762), S2484 [26AP]

——— expand substantially underserved trust area authority to all rural development programs (see S. 3104), S4343 [21JN]

——— extend and modify the Rural Energy Savings Program (see S. 3115), S4344 [21JN]

——— extend authority to make loans to certain entities for housing and buildings on adequate farms and provide technical assistance to improve access by tribal entities to rural development programs (see S. 2489), S1316 [1MR]

——— grant priority for broadband deployment assistance to areas that are unserved (see S. 2970), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 6073), H5093 [12JN]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see S. 3360), S5759 [21AU]

——— include energy storage as renewable energy under Rural Energy for America Program (see S. 2993), S2991 [5JN]

——— include Rural Development Voucher Program as a covered housing program relative to Violence Against Women Act (see H.R. 5654), H3741 [27AP]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (see S. 2713), S2321 [19AP]

——— make acequias eligible for assistance under certain conservation programs (see H.R. 5055), H1212 [15FE]

——— modify Household Water Well System Grant Program (see S. 2772), S2484 [26AP] (see H.R. 5837), H4137 [16MY]

——— prohibit Rural Utilities Service provision of assistance for broadband services without certain minimum download and upload speeds and clarify broadband loan and loan guarantee authority (see H.R. 5213), H1500 [8MR]

——— provide emergency payments to dairy producers (see S. 3586), S6815 [11OC]

——— provide loans and grants to qualified agricultural associations to assist in the establishment of agricultural association health plans (see H.R. 5491), H3209 [12AP]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily rural housing projects (see S. 2574), S1844 [20MR] (see H.R. 5352), H1728 [20MR]

——— provide that cybersecurity and electric grid security improvements are eligible for Rural Utility Service financing (see S. 2991), S2991 [5JN]

——— reauthorize and expand grant and loan programs to States, local governments, and tribes to provide clean drinking water, sewage and solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage for rural areas (see S. 2969), S2924 [24MY]

——— reauthorize appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program (see S. 2573), S1844 [20MR]

——— reauthorize certain agricultural and other programs (see S. 3080), S3982 [18JN]

——— reauthorize energy programs (see S. 2619), S1947 [22MR]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (see H.R. 5259), H1542 [13MR]

——— reauthorize Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (see S. 2839), S2678 [15MY] (see H.R. 5824), H3977 [15MY]

——— reauthorize rural business investment program (see S. 3034), S3293 [7JN]

——— reauthorize Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program (see H.R. 5250), H1542 [13MR]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (see S. 3042), S3601 [11JN] (see H.R. 2), H3208 [12AP] (see H.R. 6091), H5152 [13JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs for Native Americans (see S. 2804), S2552 [8MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 891), H3975 [15MY] (see H. Res. 900), H4137 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1176), H10102 [11DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), extend vote reconsideration deadline (see H. Res. 905), H4283 [21MY]

——— reform rural farmworker housing programs (see H.R. 7071), H9436 [16OC]

——— rename as Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development (see S. 2733), S2391 [24AP]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see H.R. 5093), H1266 [26FE]

——— establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see S. 3346), S5582 [1AU]

——— establish Rural Export Center (see S. 2995), S2991 [5JN] (see H.R. 6150), H5284 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 2775), S2484 [26AP]

——— establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see H.R. 6526), H7686 [25JY]

——— modernize, renovate, or repair career and technical education facilities, enable rural or Native American schools to remodel or build high-tech facilities, and support high-speed Internet (see S. 3589), S6815 [11OC]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 3308), S5518 [31JY]

——— provide grants to communities affected by substance use disorder to enable those communities to plan for and implement full-service community schools (see S. 3362), S5831 [22AU]

——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 3185), S4843 [9JY] (see H.R. 7023), H9414 [2OC]

Dept. of Energy: provide physical and cyber security assistance to electric utilities in areas with fewer resources due to size or region and report on vulnerabilities in electricity distribution systems (see S. 3677), S7241 [29NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Older LGBT Policy and a rural outreach grant program carried out by such Office (see S. 3555), S6630 [5OC]

——— extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system and provide eligibility for discounted drug prices under 340B drug pricing program to certain sole community hospitals (see H.R. 5498), H3209 [12AP]

——— improve obstetric care in rural areas (see S. 3568), S6770 [10OC]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (see S. 2830), S2623 [10MY]

——— reauthorize rural emergency medical services training and equipment assistance program (see H.R. 5429), H3059 [5AP]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (see S. 2278), S46 [4JA] (see H.R. 5641), H3706 [26AP]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see H.R. 6456), H6588 [19JY]

Dept. of Labor: support development of pre-apprenticeship programs in building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural areas (see H.R. 6820), H8725 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System and the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System (see H.R. 5073), H1220 [20FE]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), consideration (see H. Res. 681), H82 [9JA]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), correct enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 51), S7052 [15NO]

——— establish Gateway Communities Improvement Program (see H.R. 5471), H3146 [11AP]

——— restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 5084), H1226 [23FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Revitalize Rural America Grant Program (see H.R. 5016), H1177 [14FE]

——— exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H4693 [23MY]

——— improve Essential Air Service program (see S. 2983), S2924 [24MY]

——— limit eligibility for Essential Air Service program for certain locations (see H.R. 6065), H5021 [8JN]

——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2381), S651 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address staffing and other issues at health care facilities, including underserved facilities (see S. 2356), S581 [30JA]

——— carry out a demonstration program to expand availability of telemedicine services for veterans living in rural areas with certain mental health disorders (see H.R. 7017), H9414 [2OC]

——— carry out a pilot program on providing intensive community care coordination and supportive services to veteran families who lack adequate access to services (see S. 2336), S500 [24JA]

Disasters: improve certain wildfire and disaster recovery programs (see S. 2767), S2484 [26AP]

Diseases and disorders: establish a national registry to track cases of coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) (see S. 3114), S4343 [21JN]

Electric power: commend economic and conservation benefits of electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction programs and encourage promotion and adoption of such programs (see S. Res. 672), S6770 [10OC]

EPA: provide for technical assistance for small water treatment works (see H.R. 5030), H1211 [15FE]

——— provide regulatory relief for certain ozone pollution standards in international border areas, marginal areas, and rural transport areas (see S. 2825), S2623 [10MY]

FAA: provide for treatment of certain seasonal airports (see S. 3430), S6142 [12SE]

FCC: conduct an annual inquiry on availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts (see H.R. 4876), H624 [22JA]

——— ensure any required environmental reviews as a condition of permitting the placement and installation of communications facilities are limited to the areas of impact (see H. Res. 701), H553 [18JA]

——— establish national standard to determine comparability of mobile and broadband services provided in rural versus urban areas (see S. 2418), S907 [13FE]

——— establish Office of Rural Broadband (see S. 2959), S2924 [24MY]

——— establish Office of Rural Telecommunications (see H.R. 5497), H3209 [12AP]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (see S. 2343), S520 [25JA] (see H.R. 4881), H629 [25JA]

——— evaluate broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by Native corporations and complete a proceeding to address unserved areas (see H.R. 5007), H1126 [13FE]

——— facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see H.R. 4953), H901 [6FE]

——— reform Mobility Phase II challenge process relative to mobile voice and wireless broadband coverage (see S. 2955), S2923 [24MY]

——— remove requirement to perform certain environmental reviews as a condition of permitting the placement and installation of communications facilities (see H.R. 4842), H553 [18JA]

——— remove requirement to perform certain environmental reviews as a condition of permitting the placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities following a major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4845), H581 [19JA]

Federal agencies and departments: improve approval process for applications to install communications technology on Federal property (see H.R. 4802), H403 [16JA] (see H.R. 4847), H581 [19JA]

——— promote communications facilities deployment on Federal property (see H.R. 4795), H403 [16JA]

Federal Home Loan Banks: provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure development (see S. 3285), S5423 [26JY]

Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (see S. 3753), S7586 [13DE]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H1333 [27FE]

Healthy Food Financing Initiative: reauthorize (see H.R. 5017), H1177 [14FE]

Immigration: clarify requirements for alien physicians who come to the U.S. to practice medicine in areas with a shortage of health care professionals and their subsequent permanent residence status (see H.R. 6123), H5224 [15JN]

Independent Transportation Network of America (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 491), S2485 [26AP] (see H. Res. 851), H3706 [26AP]

Information technology: allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities (see H.R. 4824), H552 [18JA]

——— create registry of Federal assets on which a communications facility or communications infrastructure could be constructed to address lack of broadband Internet access in rural areas (see H.R. 4798), H403 [16JA]

——— ensure Federal funds for construction or acquisition of broadband facilities are not spent in areas where sufficient broadband is already offered or where network deployment is already funded (see H. Res. 690), H169 [11JA]

Medicaid: provide for a demonstration project to increase substance use provider treatment capacity (see S. 3383), S5932 [23AU] (see H.R. 5477), H3146 [11AP]

Medicare: codify and permanently extend hospital wage index imputed rural floor (see S. 3599), S6816 [11OC] (see H.R. 6855), H8738 [20SE]

——— expand access to addiction treatment in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5769), H3929 [10MY]

——— provide for coverage of rural emergency medical access services (see H.R. 7391), H10586 [21DE]

——— provide for coverage of rural emergency medical center services (see H.R. 5678), H3781 [7MY]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 3014), S3035 [6JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 3768), S7790 [18DE] (see H.R. 5507), H3315 [13AP]

——— restructure payment adjustment for non-emergency end-stage renal disease ambulance transports (see S. 3619), S6964 [14NO] (see H.R. 6269), H5974 [28JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: carry out activities relative to development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map to assist rural broadband development (see H.R. 4810), H477 [17JA]

——— establish an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service (see H.R. 4839), H553 [18JA]

——— make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (see H.R. 4817), H478 [17JA]

Native Americans: assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems (see H.R. 5172), H1441 [6MR]

Postal Service: improve operations, service, and transparency (see S. 2629), S1948 [22MR]

Remote Area Medical (organization): grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5488), H3209 [12AP]

SEC: exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (see S. 2765), S2484 [26AP]

——— expand access to capital for rural small businesses (see S. 2953), S2923 [24MY]

——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (see S. 3650), S7051 [15NO] (see H.R. 6745), H7941 [7SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 3645), S7051 [15NO] (see H.R. 5084), H1226 [23FE]

Taxation: allow for a credit against tax for placing in service qualified broadband property to expand the level of broadband service in a qualified rural census tract (see H.R. 6871), H8883 [25SE]

——— provide a tax credit to consumers to reimburse a portion of the cost of broadband infrastructure serving limited broadband districts (see H.R. 6442), H6587 [19JY]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see H.R. 6627), H7724 [26JY]

Telecommunications: streamline siting processes for small cell infrastructure deployment (see S. 3157), S4733 [28JN]

Washington County, UT: amend certain conservation plans to provide for a transportation route (see S. 3297), S5455 [30JY] (see H.R. 5597), H3505 [24AP]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 5609), H3574 [25AP]

White House Rural Council: establish (see H.R. 5217), H1500 [8MR]

Wildfires: authorize disaster recovery assistance for areas affected by wildfires on Federal lands (see H.R. 6799), H8724 [13SE]

——— provide regulatory relief for agricultural producers and community banks, improve disaster assessments by accounting for all damages, and encourage Federal-State collaboration (see S. 2299), S168 [11JA]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4491 [27JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), motion to proceed, S4337 [21JN], S4364 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S2111 [12AP], S2137 [16AP], S2240 [18AP], S6803 [11OC], S6908 [13NO]

Conference reports

Agriculture Improvement Act (H.R. 2), H9823–H10030 [10DE]

Letters

Agriculture and Nutrition Act: James F. Kenney, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA, H3771 [7MY]

——— Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4047, H4048 [16MY]

——— Representative Foxx, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4047 [16MY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4047 [16MY]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H4047 [16MY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4048 [16MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4047 [16MY]

——— several food bank executives, H4180 [17MY]

——— Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania, H3771 [7MY]

——— Valerie A. Arkoosh, Montgomery County, PA, Board of Commissioners, H3771 [7MY]

Agriculture Improvement Act: several organizations, H10124–H10126 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture Community Facilities Direct Loan and Guarantee Loan Program and Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program permission for rural hospitals to refinance existing debt: Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association, H4126 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture programs funding: Greg Fogel, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, H4878 [7JN]

Housing and community development programs funding: National Housing Conference, H4879 [7JN]

Prohibit Postal Service funding to allow provision of basic financial services: several banking organizations, H6542 [18JY]

——— several organizations, H6541 [18JY]

Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H8132 [12SE]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8132 [12SE]

Messages

Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: President Trump, S872 [12FE], H1103 [13FE]

Motions

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4336 [21JN], S4364 [25JN], S4709 [28JN], S5503 [31JY], H4230, H4233 [18MY], H6493 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S2111, S2112 [12AP], S2137 [16AP], S6803 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, H7894–H7896 [6SE]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (H. Res. 766), E274 [7MR]

Appalachian Regional Commission: allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia, H9249 [28SE]

——— allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia (H.R. 5294), H5115–H5117 [13JN]

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, E499 [18AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H27 [9JA]

Corps of Engineers: ensure local communities, with an emphasis on low-income, minority, rural, and tribal communities, are involved in the planning and implementation process of projects, H4821 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: consider conservation measures already in place to mitigate species or habitat loss when determining if Federal action will jeopardize either species or habitat, H4223, H4224 [18MY]

——— designate a Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator in each State, H4220 [18MY]

——— direct the payment of a portion of stewardship project timber revenues to the county in which the stewardship project occurs, H4164, H4165 [17MY]

——— enhance Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, crop insurance, conservation programs, and agricultural research programs, H4230–H4232 [18MY]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas, H1274 [27FE]

——— modify Community Facilities Direct Loan and Guarantee Loan Program and Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program to permit rural hospitals to refinance existing debt, H4125, H4126 [16MY]

——— modify Household Water Well System Grant Program (H.R. 5837), H4859 [7JN]

——— National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program funding, H6493, H6494 [18JY]

——— Natural Resources Conservation Service programs funding, H4133–H4135 [16MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs, H1376 [6MR]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, H4051, H4055 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3196–H3204 [12AP], H3319 [16AP], H3349, H3350, H3351, H3352 [17AP], H3399 [18AP], H3455 [24AP], H3577, H3579–H3581, H3583, H3585, H3701–H3704 [26AP], H3766–H3773 [7MY], H3840, H3869–H3875 [9MY], H3913, H3914 [10MY], H3938 [15MY], H3982, H3983, H3985, H3988, H3989, H3991–H3993, H4046–H4129, H4132–H4136 [16MY], H4145, H4147, H4148, H4149, H4164–H4205 [17MY], H4211, H4213–H4233, H4236–H4240 [18MY], H4287 [22MY], H5001–H5003 [8JN], H5097 [13JN], H5369 [21JN], H5636 [25JN], H6049 [11JY], H6197 [16JY], H6266 [17JY], H6474, H6493 [18JY], H7938 [7SE], H9745 [30NO], E675, E678 [17MY], E690 [18MY], E699 [21MY], E901 [22JN], E1075 [26JY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, H10032, H10038 [11DE], H10112, H10114, H10142–H10152 [12DE], H10324 [19DE], E1693 [20DE], E1745 [3JA]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 891), H3991–H4007 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4150–H4163 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10112, H10115–H10128 [12DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), corrections in engrossment, H5450 [21JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), extend vote reconsideration deadline (H. Res. 905), H4292–H4301 [22MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H6493, H6494 [18JY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H4230, H4231 [18MY]

——— reform farm subsidy and conservation programs, encourage new farmers and ranchers, strengthen nutrition, support research, reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest in regional food systems (H.R. 4425), H3984 [16MY]

——— remove certain number of individuals residing on military bases from population threshold calculation relative to eligibility for rural development programs, H4127 [16MY]

——— Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program funding, H4874 [7JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (H.R. 3994), H6608–H6610 [23JY], H10122 [12DE]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Justice Program funding to address environmental concerns in both urban and rural settings, H4940 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to sell transmission assets of Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and TVA, H4950 [7JN], E813 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 959), H6605–H6608 [23JY]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (H.R. 5641), H9536 [15NO]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (S. 2278), H10286–H10288 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), H114–H125 [10JA], E70 [19JA]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), consideration (H. Res. 681), H96–H103 [10JA]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), correct enrollment (S. Con. Res. 51), H9655 [27NO]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), Senate amendment, H9604–H9652 [27NO]

——— Payment in Lieu of Taxes program funding, H7895 [6SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish additional fund to reimburse costs incurred by terrestrial radio stations as a result of reorganization of broadcast television spectrum, E272 [7MR]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service program funding, H3593 [26AP], H3719, H3720 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Center for Innovation for Care and Payment funding, E804 [8JN]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, H9536 [15NO]

——— Veterans Transportation Program funding, H4986 [8JN]

EPA: delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces, H1459–H1464 [7MR]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), H10558–H10560 [21DE]

FAA: require consideration of emergency preparedness needs of a community served by an airport when evaluating that airport’s master plan under Airport Improvement Program, H3650 [26AP]

FCC: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage, H1411 [6MR]

——— ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (S. 96), H990–H992, H1002 [8FE]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S., H4128 [16MY]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (H.R. 4881), H6595–H6597 [23JY]

——— evaluate broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by Native corporations and complete a proceeding to address unserved areas, H1412 [6MR]

——— expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, H1231 [26FE], H10275 [19DE]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions, H4341 [22MY]

Forest Service: modernize competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program and prioritize grants for forest restoration, H4215, H4216 [18MY]

——— streamline process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land, H4171, H4172 [17MY]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of proposed reforms to Dept. of Transportation Essential Air Service program on local communities, H3657 [26AP]

——— study agricultural credit needs of farms, ranches, and related agricultural businesses that are owned or operated by Indian tribes on tribal lands, H4125 [16MY]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5129), E498 [18AP]

——— reauthorize (S. 2269), H9369 [28SE]

Havana, IL: anniversary of Mason District Hospital, E69 [19JA]

Independent Transportation Network of America (organization): tribute (H. Res. 851), E1667 [13DE]

Information technology: allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities (H.R. 4824), H8130–H8133 [12SE]

——— call for interagency coordination of broadband Internet infrastructure funding in order to maximize benefits of broadband investment, H10122 [12DE]

Intelligence services: create and implement a plan to expand recruitment efforts to rural and underserved regions, H6149, H6150 [12JY]

Johnson, Jessica: Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Ed Stout Memorial Award for Outstanding Victim Advocacy recipient, E445 [12AP]

Klasner, Tom: National Association of County Engineers Rural County Engineer Award recipient, E861 [19JN]

Medicare: expand access to addiction treatment in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, H5252, H5253 [19JN]

——— solvency, H4858 [7JN]

National Agriculture Day: observance, H1683 [19MR], H1719 [20MR], H1752 [21MR]

National Rural Health Day: observance, H9535 [15NO], E1537 [16NO]

Omni Family Health, Inc.: tribute, E1543 [20NO]

Orange County, CA: anniversary of Orange Park Acres community, E41 [12JA]

Pembroke, NC: North Carolina Rural Assembly Small Town of the Year award recipient, H420 [17JA]

Postal Service: prohibit funding to allow provision of basic financial services, H6540–H6542 [18JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1689), H6610–H6616 [23JY]

Rural Hospital Week: observance, E1535 [16NO]

SEC: exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (S. 2765), H10416 [20DE]

——— expand access to capital for rural small businesses, H648–H650 [29JA]

Taxation: reform the low-income housing credit (H.R. 1661), H397 [16JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H4153 [17MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to rural communities, H163 [11JA], H493 [18JA]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (H.R. 5609), H5754 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs, S93–S95 [9JA], S123 [10JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, S5227, S5230–S5237, S5240, S5241, S5258 [24JY], S5315–S5317, S5327, S5337, S5339 [25JY], S5394, S5398, S5406–S5411 [26JY], S5468 [31JY], S5527–S5531, S5533–S5539 [1AU], S6045 [6SE]

——— making appropriations (S. 2976), S6203 [18SE]

Alaska: anniversary of Alaska Community Health Aide Program, S7986 [20DE]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (S. Res. 649), S6311 [25SE]

American Farm Bureau Federation: convention, S93–S95 [9JA]

Amtrak: long-distance passenger rail routes funding, S5338, S5339 [25JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2659 [15MY]

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, S2070 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Essential Community Facilities Program funding, S4484 [27JN]

——— establish a farm and ranch stress assistance network, S4478 [27JN]

——— establish a Rural Health Liaison (S. 2894), S2813 [22MY]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, S4477 [27JN], S7414 [11DE]

——— extend authority to make loans to certain entities for housing and buildings on adequate farms and provide technical assistance to improve access by tribal entities to rural development programs, S4477 [27JN]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (S. 3360), S5761 [21AU]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S3747 [12JN]

——— prohibit retaliation against contract farmers by large integrated corporate farms, S4474 [27JN]

——— redirect subsidies provided to large farms to small and medium-sized farms, S7414 [11DE]

——— reduce county yield disparities under Agriculture Risk Coverage-County (ARC-CO) program, S4476 [27JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4460–S4462, S4469–S4485, S4488, S4489, S4494–S4498 [27JN], S4689, S4692–S4694, S4698–S4704, S4707–S4709, S4711–S4719, S4725 [28JN], S5547 [1AU], S6035 [5SE], S7214 [29NO]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, S7390, S7406, S7411, S7414–S7416, S7423, S7425 [11DE], S7455 [12DE], S7567–S7569 [13DE], S7639 [17DE], S7918–S7921 [19DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7405 [11DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), motion to proceed, S4336 [21JN], S4354, S4364 [25JN], S4379, S4381–S4386, S4389–S4393, S4398 [26JN], S4459, S4460, S4501 [27JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S5503 [31JY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent request, S4470 [27JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (S. 3042), S3863 [13JN], S3929, S3936 [14JN]

——— require transparency in how large integrated corporate farms calculate payments made to contract farmers, S4475 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (S. 645), S7621, S7622 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (S. 3308), S5520 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas and distribute maternity care health professionals to such areas (H.R. 315), S7372 [6DE]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (S. 2278), S5312 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies, S1417 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S927 [13FE], S7129 [27NO]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), correct enrollment (S. Con. Res. 51), S7019 [15NO]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), House amendment, S2111 [12AP], S2131–S2138, S2188 [16AP], S2191, S2192, S2194, S2197, S2225 [17AP], S2228, S2231–S2235, S2238–S2241, S2249–S2252 [18AP], S2309, S2315 [19AP], S2373 [24AP], S6803 [11OC], S6903–S6908 [13NO], S6937–S6940, S6942, S6949, S6956–S6958 [14NO], S6973–S7020, S7042 [15NO]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), unanimous-consent agreement, S6908 [13NO]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), unanimous-consent request, S2249, S2250, S2251 [18AP]

Dept. of Transportation: improve Essential Air Service program, S6490 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, S2807 [22MY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (S. 925), S25 [3JA]

Economy: importance of job creation, S2802 [22MY]

Electric power: commend economic and conservation benefits of electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction programs and encourage promotion and adoption of such programs (S. Res. 672), S6773 [10OC]

EPA: revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), S7277, S7278 [4DE]

FCC: establish a methodology for collection of mobile service coverage data (S. 1621), S1320 [1MR]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (S. 2343), S7367, S7368 [6DE]

——— expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, S900 [13FE]

——— reform Mobility Phase II challenge process relative to mobile voice and wireless broadband coverage (S. 2955), S2934 [24MY]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program, S4383 [26JN], S4889, S4890 [11JY]

——— reform National Flood Insurance Program, S6267 [24SE]

Financial institutions: provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital, S1413 [7MR], S1712, S1713 [14MR]

Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (S. 3753), S7588 [13DE]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (S. 2269), S4248, S4249 [19JN]

Health: promote health care in rural communities, S2812–S2814 [22MY]

Independent Transportation Network of America (organization): tribute (S. Res. 491), S2498 [26AP]

Medicaid: provide for a demonstration project to increase substance use provider treatment capacity, S6169 [17SE]

Postal Service: improve operations, service, and transparency (S. 2629), S1931 [22MR], S1994 [9AP]

——— prohibit privatization, S5342 [25JY]

SEC: exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (S. 2765), S6881, S6882 [11OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S276 [18JA], S1573 [8MR]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S2021 [10AP], S2048 [11AP], S2360 [24AP], S2418 [25AP], S2505 [7MY], S2533 [8MY], S2890, S2919 [24MY]

Reports filed

Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports (ACCESS) Rural America Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6745) (H. Rept. 115–1077), H10168 [12DE]

Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3994) (H. Rept. 115–841), H6556 [18JY]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 115–706), H4728 [24MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2976) (S. Rept. 115–259), S2923 [24MY]

Agriculture and Nutrition Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 115–661), H3749 [3MY]

Agriculture Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 115–1072), H9819 [10DE]

——— Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3042), S3982 [18JN]

Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1934) (S. Rept. 115–379), S7088 [26NO]

Clean Water for Rural Communities Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 685) (S. Rept. 115–373), S7050 [15NO]

Common Sense Permitting Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6106) (H. Rept. 115–955), H8737 [20SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1176) (H. Rept. 115–1074), H10102 [11DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 891) (H. Rept. 115–677), H3975 [15MY]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 900) (H. Rept. 115–679), H4137 [16MY]

Consideration of S. 140, Dept. of the Interior Clarification of Use of Amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 681) (H. Rept. 115–503), H82 [9JA]

Dept. of HHS State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2278), S1629 [12MR]

Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5597) (H. Rept. 115–896), H7750 [10AU]

Ending Duplicative Permitting Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6107) (H. Rept. 115–1004), H9462 [2NO]

EPA Delay of Implementation of Emission Standards for New Residential Wood and Pellet Stoves, Hydronic Heaters, and Forced-Air Furnaces: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1857), S6221 [18SE]

EPA Emission Standards for New Residential Wood and Pellet Stoves, Hydronic Heaters, and Forced-Air Furnaces Implementation Delay: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1857) (S. Rept. 115–422), S7356 [6DE]

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 115–531), H676 [29JA]

Extend Vote Reconsideration Deadline for H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 905) (H. Rept. 115–698), H4283 [21MY]

FAA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1405) (S. Rept. 115–243), S2594 [9MY]

Global Food Security Act Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2269), S2834 [22MY]

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 315), S7240 [29NO]

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 645) (S. Rept. 115–341), S6438 [2OC]

Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2343) (S. Rept. 115–342), S6438 [2OC]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4881) (H. Rept. 115–837), H6556 [18JY]

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 115–859), H6648 [23JY]

Regional Economic and Community Development Commissions Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3288) (H. Rept. 115–1027), H9525 [14NO]

Relief From New Source Performance Standards Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 453) (H. Rept. 115–508), H131 [10JA]

Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4824) (H. Rept. 115–881), H7741 [3AU]

Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services (Rural DOCS) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5477) (H. Rept. 115–731), H5091 [12JN]

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2418) (S. Rept. 115–345), S6731 [9OC]

Rural Wireless Access Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1621) (S. Rept. 115–206), S703 [7FE]

Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3221) (H. Rept. 115–590), H1500 [8MR]

Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development (SPEED) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6088) (H. Rept. 115–921), H7919 [6SE]

Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5294) (H. Rept. 115–749), H5092 [12JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 681, consideration of S. 140, Dept. of the Interior clarification of use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund, H96 [10JA]

H. Res. 891, consideration of H.R. 5698, Protect and Serve Act, S. 2372, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act, and H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H3991 [16MY]

H. Res. 900, consideration of H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H4150 [17MY]

H. Res. 905, extend vote reconsideration deadline for H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H4292 [22MY]

H. Res. 1176, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act, H10115 [12DE]

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H4058–H4123 [16MY]

H.R. 959, Dept. of HHS advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs extension, H6605–H6607 [23JY]

H.R. 1689, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H6610–H6612 [23JY]

H.R. 3994, Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act, H6608 [23JY]

H.R. 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act, H8130 [12SE]

H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, H6595 [23JY]

H.R. 5294, Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act, H5115 [13JN]

S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act, H990 [8FE]

S. 140, Dept. of the Interior clarification of use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund, H114 [10JA]

S. 925, Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act, S25 [3JA]

S. 1621, Rural Wireless Access Act, S1320 [1MR]

S. 1934, Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act, S7278 [4DE], H10558 [21DE]

S. 2269, Global Food Security Act reauthorization, S4249 [19JN], H9369 [28SE]

S. 2278, Dept. of HHS State Offices of Rural Health grant program reauthorization, S5313 [24JY], H10286 [19DE]

S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, S7367 [6DE]

S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act, S6882 [11OC], H10416 [20DE]

S. 2830, Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Act, S2628 [10MY]

S. 3360, Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act, S5761 [21AU]

S. Res. 491, tribute to Independent Transportation Network of America (organization), S2493 [26AP]

S. Res. 649, recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions, S6308 [25SE]

S. Res. 672, commend economic and conservation benefits of electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction programs and encourage promotion and adoption of such programs, S6772 [10OC]