House Passes Barr's HELP in Rural Communities Act

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Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices (HELP) in Rural Communities Act introduced by Congressman Andy Barr (KY-6). The bill would provide individuals in rural areas the right to petition for the area to be properly reclassified as "rural" and relieve local community banks and credit unions from burdensome regulations that unfairly limit their ability to lend and help create jobs in their communities.

"This is a commonsense and narrowly focused bill to address a real problem imposed by Washington on rural America," said Congressman Barr. "With many rural communities still struggling to comply with burdensome regulations intended for urban areas, I'm pleased the House has again passed this needed reform."

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