119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jun 15, 2026
H.R. 9101In CommitteeAgriculture and Food
Rural Grants Transparency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia (R-LA)1 cosponsorIntroduced Jun 2, 2026
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In plain English
H.R. 9101 requires the Department of Agriculture to develop and publish a roadmap for improving transparency in rural grant programs, including standardized notifications for grant applications, public access to grant award data, and disclosure of the scoring criteria used to evaluate applications. The bill also directs USDA to provide training to state and local offices on these transparency requirements. Implementation must be completed by a specified deadline, and the bill contains no new funding authorization.
What’s in the bill (9 sections)
- Sec. 2. Findings
- Sec. 3. Definitions
- Sec. 4. Rural grant transparency roadmap
- Sec. 5. Standardized grant application notifications
- Sec. 6. Rural grant award data accessibility
- Sec. 7. Publication of scoring criteria
- Sec. 8. Training for state and local usda offices
- Sec. 9. No additional appropriations
- Sec. 10. Deadline for implementation
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Activity timeline
Jun 15
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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All 4 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Jun 15
HOUSEReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Jun 2
HOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 2
Introduced in House
Jun 2
Introduced in House
All 1 cosponsor
0 Democrats · 1 Republican
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Gallagher, JamesCA-01
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