Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
Latest action · Mar 21, 2020 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.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
This bill establishes grant programs and other forms of financial assistance for health care providers in response to the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, the bill establishes (1) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to critical access hospitals, certain rural hospitals, and providers participating in Medicare; (2) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers for staff salaries; and (3) a loan program to provide low-interest loans to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers.
The bill also temporarily increases reimbursements to rural hospitals under the Medicare swing-bed program. (The program allows rural hospitals to use beds, as needed, for either acute care or skilled nursing facility care.)
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2020 to Jul 22, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Mar 21, 2020 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Mar 21, 2020 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Mar 21, 2020 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Mar 21, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Mar 21, 2020 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 22, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Mar 22, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Mar 22, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Mar 22, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 23, 2020 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Mar 23, 2020 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Mar 23, 2020 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Mar 23, 2020 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Mar 23, 2020 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Mar 23, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Mar 21, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6365 | Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Home and outpatient care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medicare
- Rural conditions and development
- Small business
- Surgery and anesthesia
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
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