House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Middle Mile for Rural America Act
Official title: To expand middle mile infrastructure into rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Feenstra R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 26, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5037.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FEENSTRA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 141, August 26, 2025, Page H3711):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5037, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5037
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
019d564611e346ed20f3ebbdfff4465c9ed9486b7570db530ce14b282f715711
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). 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
10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James McGovern (D-MA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Josh Riley (D-NY), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Tony Wied (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Feenstra.
- H.R. 998 (119th) Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act
- H.R. 997 (119th) National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025
- H.R. 579 (119th) Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025
- H.R. 1301 (119th) Death Tax Repeal Act
- H.R. 1822 (119th) ACRE Act of 2025
- H.R. 2547 (119th) Secure Family Futures Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 3633 (119th) Middle Mile for Rural America ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 7567 (119th) Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.