Rural Recovery Act of 2025

This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to create a program within USDA Rural Development that gives technical help to rural communities recovering from presidentially declared major disasters. A rural community generally means a census designated place with fewer than 20,000 people. Help would be provided by Rural Development state offices or by contracted public bodies or nonprofits, and would cover planning, applying for federal and state disaster aid, responding to denied applications, and using funds received. Communities could get help for 3 years after a disaster declaration, with a possible 3-year extension, and the bill authorizes $50 million per year, allocated by a population-based formula.

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Sponsors

• April McClain Delaney Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors