Rural Recovery Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative McClain Delaney
Introduced
Summary
Creates a Rural Development Disaster Recovery Technical Assistance Program that would help small rural communities plan for and carry out recovery after Presidentially declared major disasters. The program would connect State rural development offices and eligible public or nonprofit contractors with towns to identify needs, apply for relief, and implement projects.
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- Families would get technical help that targets housing, water, energy, telecommunications, and community facility repairs so recovery funds can be found and used faster.
- Small rural communities would be eligible if any part of the community lies in a disaster area and generally has fewer than 20,000 people; each community could receive help for 3 years with a possible 3 year extension.
- State rural development offices and qualified public or nonprofit contractors would deliver services, with the Secretary required to provide funds to State offices without an application and to allocate money by the population affected using the most recent decennial census. The program would prioritize certain statutory entities for contracts.
*Would authorize $50 million per year for the program, which would increase federal spending if those amounts are later appropriated.*
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More disaster recovery help for rural areas
If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would create a Rural Development Disaster Recovery Technical Assistance Program. The program would help rural communities hit by a Presidential major disaster declaration. Communities would be eligible for help for 3 years from the disaster date, and the Secretary could extend help for another 3 years case-by-case. The bill would authorize $50,000,000 per year and require funds to go to State rural development offices soon after a disaster without a State application. Providers (State offices or eligible public/nonprofit contractors) would help plan recovery, prepare and appeal FEMA, EDA, State, and rural development applications, implement awarded funding, and support projects like internet, water, housing, energy, community, business, and local government infrastructure.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McClain Delaney
MD • D
Cosponsors
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
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