Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act of 2005
Latest action · May 23, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) provide for establishment of a rural community hospital (RCH) program; (2) remove certain barriers to establishment of distinct part units by RCH and Medicare critical access hospital (CAH) facilities; and (3) revise the CAH program.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2005 to May 25, 2006; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 18, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | May 23, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jun 28, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | May 4, 2006 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 25, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 12, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2005 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 12, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- May 19, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 12, 2005Introduced in House
- May 12, 2005Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 933 | Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Apr 28, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improvements in access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Ambulances
- Ambulatory care
- Coinsurance
- Debt
- Disabled
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Health
- Home care services
- Hospital care
- Hospital rates
- Hospitals
- Housing and Community Development
- Long-term care
- Medical economics
- Medical fees
- Medicare
- Mental health services
- Nursing homes
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Rural health
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2005Introduced in House
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