# 119-hr-6041: Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act

119-hr-6041, Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6041
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Coordinated rural partnership grants and network** create new federal tools to spur investment, planning, and recovery in high‑need rural and Tribal areas.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger rural federal coordination network: benefit, medium. This bill would rename the existing Council as the Rural Partners Network and make it the Council's successor. It would add several federal agencies and regional commissions to the Network and put the Secretary of Agriculture in charge. The Network would work to reduce paperwork, streamline federal…
- Grants for rural partnership projects: mixed, medium. This bill would create a Rural Partnership Program to award 2–5 year grants to partnerships serving rural areas. Grants would usually require a 25% non‑Federal match, but the Secretary could waive that for high‑need areas and must justify waivers to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees. No m…
- Technical help grants for rural groups: mixed, medium. This bill would create a national Technical Assistance Grants program to fund intermediary nonprofits and colleges for up to 5 years. Grants would pay for training, grant writing support, predevelopment, and vetted planning consultants, but could not pay for staffing at for‑profit firms, buy or lea…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6041 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6041)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6041 (as of 2026-09-21).