Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023

Senate Bill

S. 2155

119th Congress

Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 24, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Edward J. Markey

Senator

Democratic

MA

Cosponsors

3

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

The Rebuild Rural America Act aims to revitalize rural communities by providing grants to help them develop and implement locally-driven plans. It creates a new Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and a Rural Future Partnership Fund within the Department of Agriculture to administer these grants to eligible rural regions, which can include micropolitan areas, groups of rural counties, or Indian reservations.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

SponsorEdward J. Markey (D-MA)

Introduced6/24/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

ChamberSenate

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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023

The Rebuild Rural America Act aims to revitalize rural communities by providing grants to help them develop and implement locally-driven plans. It creates a new Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and a Rural Future Partnership Fund within the Depa

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The Rebuild Rural America Act aims to revitalize rural communities by providing grants to help them develop and implement locally-driven plans. It creates a new Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and a Rural Future Partnership Fund within the Department of Agriculture to administer these grants to eligible rural regions, which can include micropolitan areas, groups of rural counties, or Indian reservations.

Bill Number: 2155
Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Introduced: 6/24/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Title: Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023
Bill Number: 2155
Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced: 6/24/2025
Summary: The Rebuild Rural America Act aims to revitalize rural communities by providing grants to help them develop and implement locally-driven plans. It creates a new Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and a Rural Future Partnership Fund within the Department of Agriculture to administer thes

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Rebuild Rural America Act aims to revitalize rural communities by providing grants to help them develop and implement locally-driven plans. It creates a new Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and a Rural Future Partnership Fund within the Department of Agriculture to administer these grants to eligible rural regions, which can include micropolitan areas, groups of rural counties, or Indian reservations.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and the Rural Future Partnership Fund to provide five-year renewable rural partnership block grants to certified rural regions to implement locally developed regional revitalization plans.For purposes of these grants, the following areas may constitute a rural region:<ul><li>a micropolitan statistical area (i.e., at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people);</li><li>a collection of rural census tracts or counties that fall outside of a micropolitan or metropolitan statistical area (i.e., 50,000 people or more) and that demonstrate evidence of economic, social, and cultural cooperation; or</li><li>an Indian reservation.</li></ul>A rural region must be certified by its state, in coordination with USDA, after having formed a rural partnership council made up of representatives from across different sectors.For specified rural development programs, USDA must waive any matching funds requirements for projects that are carried out in certain rural regions that have a poverty rate of 20% or greater.USDA must provide each rural partnership council with training, education, support, and advice to enhance the technical assistance, research, organizational, and other capacities of the council.USDA must also enter into an agreement with the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps) to establish a Rural Future Corps to (1) help rural communities expand critical services such as child care, health, nutrition assistance, education, and job training; and (2) strengthen the capacity of local governments and economic and community development organizations.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes a Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and Rural Future Partnership Fund to provide 5-year grants to rural regions for locally developed revitalization plans
Allows micropolitan areas, groups of rural counties, and Indian reservations to qualify as eligible rural regions for the grants
Requires rural regions to form partnership councils and be certified by their state, in coordination with USDA, to receive the grants
Waives matching fund requirements for certain rural development programs in high-poverty rural regions
Creates a Rural Future Corps through AmeriCorps to assist rural communities with expanding critical services

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily benefit rural communities, especially those facing economic challenges, by providing them with resources and support to develop and implement their own customized plans for revitalization. It could lead to improvements in areas like job creation, infrastructure, access to services, and overall economic and social well-being in eligible rural regions across the country.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2155, 119th Congress (2025). "Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2155

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