Middle Mile for Rural America Act

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Introduced 2025-08-26Topic: infrastructure utilities · agriculture food

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Middle Mile for Rural America Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 a Department of Agriculture program to support middle mile broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Under the program, middle mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to end users (including anchor institutions) and may include interoffice transport, backhaul, internet connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to rural areas. The program provides grants, loans, and loan guarantees for middle mile projects in rural areas. It was established in 2018 but has not been funded.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-01-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.	refer
2025-08-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-08-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-08-26		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-08-26		Introduced in House	introduce

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