# 116-hr-5397: Rural Education Investment Act

116-hr-5397, Rural Education Investment Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5397
- Congress: 116
- Title: Rural Education Investment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2019-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rural Education Investment Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to annually determine the percentage of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are served by local educational agencies (LEAs) located in rural areas. ED must then reserve at least an equal percentage of Teacher Quality Partnership grants for partnerships with such LEAs.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5397 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5397)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5397 (as of 2025-11-18).