S. 3189: Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-13 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016

Plain summary

Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to publish an interim final rule to revise certain Medicaid transportation regulations to allow states to reimburse drivers for costs attributable to providing no-load volunteer travel services to Medicaid-eligible individuals who require transportation to receive non-emergency medical treatment. The Department of Transportation may prioritize and carry out projects within the Rural Transportation Assistance Program to increase access to health care services in rural areas. The bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Rural Health Information Technology to coordinate delivery of financial and technical assistance to rural providers and provide leadership and recommendations on best practices to increase internet access in rural areas. The bill also requires the Federal Communications Commission to simplify the process for submitting a request for services under the Healthcare Connect Fund, which expands access to broadband services for health care providers in rural areas.

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Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · 1 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s3189.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s3189 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114