US Congress Senate Resolution 26 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on February 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-07 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S527)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Recognizes that: (1) access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of U.S. communities; (2) preserving and strengthening access to quality health care in rural areas is crucial to the success and prosperity of the United States; (3) strengthening access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas makes Medicare more cost-effective and improves health outcomes for patients, and (4) rural health care providers are integral to the local economies and are one of the largest types of employers in rural areas of the United States. Celebrates the many dedicated medical professionals across the United States who work hard each day to deliver quality care to people living in rural areas.

A resolution recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.

Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-07	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S527)

HR356 (Same As) 2013-09-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SR588 (Same As) 2014-11-20 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6221; text as passed Senate: CR S6211)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/26/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres26/BILLS-113sres26is.pdf