House Resolution Supporting Rural Communities

• •The resolution formally recognizes rural communities as contributors to energy production, food supply, and manufacturing.
• •The House claims to have invested $50 billion into the Rural Health Transformation Program.
• •The House reports passing legislation to streamline interstate natural gas pipeline construction.
• •The House reports passing legislation to reform Clean Air Act permitting processes for rural areas affected by wildfires or foreign pollution.
• •The House reports passing legislation to prioritize dispatchable baseload electricity in the interconnection queue.
• •The House reports passing legislation to remove restrictions on exporting U.S. liquified natural gas.
• •The House reports passing legislation to require transparency in hydropower relicensing.
• •The House reports passing legislation to expand telehealth coverage for seniors.
• •The House reports passing legislation to reduce home and commercial appliance costs by rolling back regulations.
• •The House reports passing legislation to eliminate electric vehicle mandates.
• •The House reports passing legislation to reauthorize FCC spectrum auction authority and expedite broadband permitting.
• •The House reports passing legislation to provide resources for the opioid crisis and fentanyl enforcement.
• •Public Law 119-75 extended Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments for rural hospitals.

This document serves as a formal record of the House's legislative priorities and actions regarding rural policy, summarizing specific past bills and programs that impact rural energy costs, healthcare funding, and broadband deployment.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.