US HB1639 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Title
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL] | Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK] |
| Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Rep. David McKinley [R-WV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2021-03-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2021-03-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2021-03-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB644 (Same As) 2021-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1426)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1639/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1639/BILLS-117hr1639ih.pdf |
