H.R.3119

The ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025 amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish the ReConnect program, providing grants, loans.

The ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025 amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish the ReConnect program. This program provides grants, loans, and combinations of grants and loans to eligible entities for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in rural areas. Eligible entities include state and local governments, Indian Tribes, cooperatives, and other organizations. The minimum acceptable level of broadband service is set at 100-Mbps downstream and 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.