# 119-hr-9101: Rural Grants Transparency Act

119-hr-9101, Rural Grants Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9101
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Grants Transparency Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-13

## Summary

**Centralizes transparency for USDA rural grant programs.** This bill would create a single, public framework to make awards, scoring, and application steps for Rural Development grants easier to find and understand. It focuses on Roadmaps, standardized applicant notices, a public awards data repository, published scoring rules, required training for state and local USDA offices, and a 180 day implementation deadline with no new appropriations. - Rural applicants and communities would get clearer, user-friendly Roadmaps and standardized notifications so they can see how to apply and what winning looks like. - State and local USDA offices would face mandatory training and a firm 180 day deadline to update practices while operating under strict limits on implementation funds. - The public, reporters, and watchdogs would gain a centralized awards database and published scoring criteria that make comparisons and oversight easier. *Would be designed to avoid new federal spending because it limits implementation funding and authorizes no new appropriations.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clear grant rules for rural applicants: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would publish a plain-language Roadmap for every covered Rural Development grant program. For competitive grants, the Roadmap would list every scoring factor and its weight, including tie-breakers. The Secretary would keep a public, searchable awards database updated quart…
- Fast deadline, no new funding: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary to implement all requirements within 180 days after enactment. The bill would also say it does not authorize any new appropriations to carry out the Act. Agencies would have to use existing USDA resources unless Congress provides funds.

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9827: Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-7230: Buying American Cotton Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7862: National Flood Insurance Program Clarification Act of 2026
- 119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

## Sources
- [119-hr-9101 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9101)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9827: Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9827)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-7230: Buying American Cotton Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7230)
- [119-hr-7862: National Flood Insurance Program Clarification Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7862)
- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9101 (as of 2026-09-13).