H.R. 4111: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
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H.R. 4111: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-19 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
Plain summary
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers who may request from a telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund the necessary telecommunications and information services to serve persons who reside in rural areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas.
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Official text
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4111, Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (2016-05-18)
Cosponsors on this site
Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4111.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4111 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114