{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5037","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5037,"title":"Middle Mile for Rural America Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-08-26","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000446","fullName":"Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]","party":"R","state":"IA","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":10,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-01-13","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-08-26","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-08-26","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-08-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-08-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Middle Mile for Rural America Act</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 a Department of Agriculture program to support middle mile broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Under the program, <em>m</em><em>iddle mile infrastructure</em> is broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to end users&nbsp;(including anchor institutions) and may include interoffice transport, backhaul, internet connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to rural areas.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-09T14:09:57Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":9059,"ts":"2026-07-14T05:45:28.810Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Middle%20Mile%20for%20Rural%20America%20Act"}]}}