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Senate Farm Bill Would Codify ReConnect Program

The House-passed USDA funding bill would provide $40 million for the program in FY27

Jake Neenan

Jun 24, 2026 — 2 min read

Photo of Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., at the Capitol on Thursday, March 5, 2026 by Allison Robbert/AP

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2026 – Senate Republicans’ farm bill would codify the ReConnect program and update its eligibility and build out standards.

The program, run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has spent $5.5 billion on rural broadband projects since 2018, but has in all that time operated as a pilot program.

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