S 1279 · 111th Congress · Health

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-06-17· Sponsored by Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2009-06-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to extend for an additional five years the rural community hospital demonstration program.…

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Cosponsors (11)

6 Democrats5 Republicans
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]UT
Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]AK
Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]SD
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]MT
Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]NE
Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]ND
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]AK
Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]SD
Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]UT
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]NM
Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]NM