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HR6462119th CongressWALLET

Rural Recovery Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

In Committee

Summary

Creates a USDA Rural Development technical assistance program to help small rural communities recover from presidentially declared major disasters. The program would guide planning, help communities apply for federal and state recovery funds, and support rebuilding of key local infrastructure like water, housing, energy, and telecommunications.

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  • Families and residents: Helps people get planning help and support applying for recovery aid. Eligible communities may receive assistance for up to 3 years after a disaster and can get a one-time 3-year extension.
  • State and local governments: State Rural Development offices would receive funds automatically after a disaster and allocate support to affected communities using a population-based formula.
  • Local organizations and providers: Contracts for technical assistance can go to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations, with priority to certain eligible entities named in existing law.
  • Infrastructure and businesses: Assistance can cover telecommunications, water systems, housing, energy, community facilities, business infrastructure, and local government infrastructure.

*Would authorize $50.0 million per year in appropriations to carry out the program.*

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Disaster recovery help for rural towns

This bill would create a USDA rural development program to give technical help to rural communities after a presidentially declared major disaster. It would authorize $50 million for each fiscal year to run the program. Help would target census places with under 20,000 people, though the Secretary could change or waive that rule for specific areas. After a disaster declaration, money would be made available to the State rural development office without that office having to apply. An eligible rural community could get technical assistance for 3 years from the disaster date, and the Secretary could extend help for another 3 years case-by-case. State offices or approved public and nonprofit groups would help with planning, finding funding, applying to FEMA or the Economic Development Administration and State agencies, handling denials, and carrying out projects for water, housing, energy, telecom, community, business, and local government infrastructure. The Secretary would allocate funds each year by a formula based on the number of people affected using the most recent decennial census.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

MD • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 12/4/2025

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 12/4/2025

  • Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 12/4/2025

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/4/2025

  • Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/9/2025

  • Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

    VI • D

    Sponsored 12/9/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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