Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 27, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse medical residency training programs under Medicare for certain graduate medical education costs associated with resident time spent in rural community hospitals known as "critical access hospitals."
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2017 to Mar 14, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Mar 14, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 27, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
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