# 119-hr-1246: Investing in Rural America Act of 2025

119-hr-1246, Investing in Rural America Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1246
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1246
- Congress: 119
- Title: Investing in Rural America Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands Farm Credit System lending to essential rural community facilities.** This bill would let Farm Credit banks, direct lender associations, and banks for cooperatives provide capital, loans, and technical and financial assistance for community facilities that qualify under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More rural loans for community facilities: benefit, low. If enacted, Farm Credit System lenders could help finance essential facilities in rural areas. Projects would need to qualify under existing USDA section 306(a) rules. Each lender could use no more than 15% of its total outstanding loans for this. Before closing a loan, the lender would have to off…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1246 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1246)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1246 (as of 2026-04-21).