H. R. 7609
Introduced in House · February 24, 2026February 20, 2026
Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Riley of New York, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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
A BILL
To harmonize the population threshold for rural communities under programs carried out by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Rural Development Modernization Act”.