Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6041 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6041 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide rural partnership program grants and rural partnership technical assistance grants, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2025 Ms. Salinas (for herself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide rural partnership program grants and rural partnership technical assistance grants, 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 Partnership and Prosperity Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). (2) Rural; rural area.--The terms ``rural'' and ``rural area'' have the meaning given those terms in section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A)). (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 3. RURAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM GRANTS. (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (j), the Secretary shall establish a program to make multiyear grant awards to coordinate Federal, nonprofit, and for-profit investment in rural areas. (b) Grant Requirements.-- (1) Term.--The term of a grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years. (2) Awards.--Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), the State offices of the r