# 117-hr-1291: Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act

117-hr-1291, Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1291
- Congress: 117
- Title: Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Introduced: 2021-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2021-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2021-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2021-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1291 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1291)

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