House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 20, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 21, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4227.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NUNN of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 107, June 20, 2023, Page H2992):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish the ReConnect program under that Act, and for other purposes. By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington H.R. 4228. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV The single subject of this legislation is: The bill creates Forest Active Management Areas to allow for more active…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 20, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 766 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4227, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4227
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
32 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 19 Democrats
19 of 32 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), John Duarte (R-CA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Susie Lee (D-NV), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), John Moolenaar (R-MI), James Moylan (R-GU), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), David Trone (D-MD), David Valadao (R-CA) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Zachary Nunn.
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- H.R. 2969 (118th) Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023
- H.R. 5119 (118th) Protect Small Business and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act
- H.R. 6000 (118th) Revoke Iranian Funding Act of 2023
- H.Res. 770 (118th) Condemning an act of war against Israel by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and associated forces, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 12 (118th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.