HR 5133 · 114th Congress · Health

Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-04-29· Sponsored by Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.(2016-05-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016 This bill revises the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by increasing the maximum grant amount for hospitals under the community facilities grant program. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may not condition grants on the inability of applicants to finance their projects. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act by reauthorizing through FY2021 and revising the grant program for state offices of rural health, including by requiring HHS to make the grants, thus removing HHS' discretion to make them. HHS must report annually to Congress and each state office of rural health on rural hospitals' closures.…

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Cosponsors (9)

3 Democrats6 Republicans