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H.R. 6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

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H.R. 6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Small Business, 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Small Business, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

Plain 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.)

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Official text

Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Kim Schrier (D-WA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Jason Smith (R-MO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), David Kustoff (R-TN), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Angie Craig (D-MN), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Ted Budd (R-NC), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Josh Harder (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Tom Cole (R-OK), Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL) and 3 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6365 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116