CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Don Bacon (R-NE)

Streamlining Government Programs for Rural Businesses Act

H.R. 10996 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Republican bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Streamlining Government Programs for Rural Businesses Act. It was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Bacon on November 11, 2026. The main purpose of the bill is to reauthorize specific government programs. These programs include the Rural Business-Cooperative Service Programs and Technical Assistance and Training Program. The bill updates the timeline for these programs. It changes the dates from the years 2019 through 2023 to the years 2027 through 2031.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +6

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    Extending the Rural Business-Cooperative Service Programs through 2031 directly benefits individuals living in rural areas by maintaining economic development programs.

  • Scored +6

    Does this invest in rural communities?

    The bill extends vital rural business and technical assistance programs through 2031, directly investing in rural communities.

  • Scored +5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Reauthorizing rural business-cooperative service programs benefits rural business owners by ensuring the continuation of technical assistance and training.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.