House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Empowering Rural Communities Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Julia Letlow R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 3, 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. 7579.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LETLOW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 31, February 13, 2026, Page H2225):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7579, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 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 August 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Julia Letlow.
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- H.R. 3453 (119th) Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
- H.Res. 218 (119th) Recognizing and honoring teachers who have earned or maintained National Board Certification.
- H.R. 6096 (119th) NEST Act
- H.R. 2728 (119th) GREATER Act
- H.Res. 1256 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 6, 2026, as "National Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day" and prioritizing the goals and…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.