Legislation

Matheson: Co-ops to Lobby Congress on RUS Debt, Broadband, Incentivizing Innovation

More than 1,500 co-op leaders will host online meetings with over 350 members of Congress.

Lawmakers hope to insert the RUS repricing bill into a big infrastructure investment package.

The American Rescue Plan Act includes potential broadband funding opportunities.

Utilities face an estimated $30 billion in overdue bills from consumers because of the pandemic.

The RUS repricing bill would provide crucial relief for co-ops hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

NRECA and its members will work to educate more than 60 new Congress members about co-op issues.

Biden’s agenda will be complicated by a divided Congress.

NRECA keeps pushing to allow co-ops to refinance federal loans at low interest rates.

Co-ops could be eligible for up to $100,000 in refundable tax credits in 2020 and 2021.

Lawmakers want to ensure that previous relief funds can pay for permanent broadband infrastructure