HRES1182119th Congress

Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities.

Sponsored By: Representative Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]

Passed House

Summary

Strengthening rural communities' economy and health. This resolution sets House priorities to boost rural energy and grid reliability, expand rural health care and telehealth, speed broadband deployment, and grow domestic manufacturing.

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  • Families and patients: Calls for policies to lower insurance premiums by over 11 percent and backs a historic Rural Health Transformation Program that commits $50 billion to improve access and reinvest savings by cutting Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse.
  • Seniors: Supports expanded telehealth coverage for Medicare beneficiaries and more telehealth resources in rural areas to improve access to care.
  • Workers and manufacturers: Frames domestic manufacturing as key to supply chain resilience and pushes for policies to strengthen manufacturing and create jobs in rural communities.
  • Energy and utilities: Highlights that rural areas produce over 80 percent of the Nation's renewable energy and over 60 percent of coal-generated electricity. It promotes streamlining interstate natural gas pipelines, prioritizing dispatchable baseload generation in interconnection queues, preserving hydropower relicensing transparency, and removing limits on liquified natural gas exports.
  • Broadband and telecom: Directs expedited broadband permitting, supports the 800-megahertz spectrum pipeline, and reauthorizes FCC auction authority to expand 5G and 6G access in rural communities.
  • Consumers and local businesses: Endorses online safety and consumer protections, supports rolling back certain federal appliance regulations to lower costs, and opposes costly electric vehicle mandates to preserve vehicle choice.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]

GA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 220 • No: 196

house vote • 4/22/2026

On Agreeing to the Resolution

Yes: 220 • No: 196

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