US Congress House Bill 7004 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires a specific portion of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to be allocated to rural health care providers responding to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires that at least 20% of future appropriations and the unobligated balance of prior appropriations to the fund relating to COVID-19 provider assistance be reserved for rural health care providers, with priority given to providers serving a high number of Medicare or Medicaid enrollees, elderly or other high-risk individuals, uninsured individuals, or areas with limited health infrastructure.

Save Our Rural Health Providers Act

Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]

Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]

Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-05-22	House	Introduced in House

SB3823 (Same As) 2020-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7004/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7004/BILLS-116hr7004ih.pdf