Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 29, 2016)
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.
What just happenedMay 20, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 29, 2016
- May 20, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee - May 6, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 29, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Agriculture Committee - Apr 29, 2016IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
- Apr 29, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 29, 2016IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2114)
- Apr 29, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House