H.R. 4713: Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-07-18 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-07-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act

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Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under the bill, USDA must establish and maintain (directly or by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement) a program to help eligible hospital facilities in rural areas with a population of 50,000 inhabitants or less. The program must provide tailored technical assistance and training to hospital facilities to identify development needs for maintaining essential health care services and support action plans for financial, operational, and quality improvement projects to meet these needs. Development needs include (1) constructing, expanding, and modernizing health care facilities; (2) increasing telehealth capabilities; and (3) acquiring or upgrading health care information systems (e.g., electronic health records). The program must also provide technical assistance and training to help hospital facilities to better manage their financial and business strategies and identify, and apply for assistance from, USDA loan and grant programs. In selecting eligible hospital facilities to participate in the program, USDA must give priority to borrowers and grantees of certain USDA rural assistance programs. USDA must also submit an annual report to Congress on the progress and results of the program.

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Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] · 49 cosponsors

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Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Brian Babin (R-TX), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Austin Scott (R-GA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Jason Crow (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] reported raising $4.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr4713.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr4713 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118