3.0.0 1916 2023-01-11T13:29:59Z 2023-01-11T13:29:59Z Senate S 2015-08-03 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-10-27T16:54:30Z Markup by 2015-11-18T16:34:08Z Referred to 2015-08-03T20:00:34Z S. Rept. 114-368 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016 114 4111 HR 2016-05-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452. Identical bill CRS Related bill House Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act 114 2576 HR 2016-06-22 Became Public Law No: 114-182. Related bill CRS 2016-10-27 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659. Calendars 2016-10-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-368. Committee 2016-10-27 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-368. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2015-11-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2015-08-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-09-16 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2015-09-29 False F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2015-11-10 False 2016-03-24T20:52:16Z S. 1916, Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51413 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 18, 2015 Science, Technology, Communications Health facilities and institutions Health technology, devices, supplies Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Nursing Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-25T20:50:29Z Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015

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.

]]> 80 2016-10-27 Reported to Senate without amendment 2016-11-01T19:57:27Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers that 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.

]]> Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Display Title Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 S Senate Reported to Senate 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1916rs/xml/BILLS-114s1916rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1916is/xml/BILLS-114s1916is.xml 2016-10-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.