# 116-hr-7223: RURAL Act

116-hr-7223, RURAL Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7223
- Congress: 116
- Title: RURAL Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2020-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act This bill modifies requirements for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to set aside highway safety improvement funds for states for the replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices at railway-highway crossings, (2) increases the federal share payable on account of any project financed with highway safety improvement funds from 90% to 100%, and (3) revises the amount of incentive payment a state may provide a local government for permanent closure by such government of public at-grade railway-highway crossings.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-5434: RPM Act of 2019
- 116-hr-5297: CONTRACT Act of 2019
- 116-hr-5046: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act
- 116-hr-4920: Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7223 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7223)

## Related
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-5434: RPM Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5434)
- [116-hr-5297: CONTRACT Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5297)
- [116-hr-5046: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5046)
- [116-hr-4920: Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4920)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7223 (as of 2025-11-18).