3.0.0 607 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z Senate S 2015-02-27 114 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-02-05T20:35:51Z Referred to 2016-01-25T19:55:55Z ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2015-07-30T22:57:10Z Markup by 2015-06-24T14:00:00Z Referred to 2015-02-27T16:09:32Z S. Rept. 114-102 Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 114 672 HR 2015-02-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 114 5273 HR 2016-06-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 21st Century Cures Act 114 34 HR 2016-12-13 Became Public Law No: 114-255. Related bill CRS 2016-02-05 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-01-25 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-01-25 14:02:12 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2016-01-21 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2016-01-20 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2016-01-20 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2016-01-20 Senate The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of committee substitute as amended: CR S138-139) Floor 2016-01-20 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S138-139; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S138) Floor 2015-07-30 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181. Calendars 2015-07-30 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-102. Committee 2015-07-30 Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-102. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfi00 Finance Committee 2015-06-24 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2015-02-27 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2015-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-02-27 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2015-02-27 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2015-02-27 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-03-03 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2015-03-03 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2015-03-26 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2015-04-16 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2015-04-27 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2015-04-30 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-05-05 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2015-05-06 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2015-05-07 False F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2015-05-21 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2015-06-15 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2016-02-25 False 2015-07-20T14:03:22Z S. 607, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50406 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on June 24, 2015 Health Congressional oversight Health care coverage and access Hospital care Medicare Rural conditions and development Health 00 2015-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-13T17:49:54Z Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to extend the period of the rural community hospital demonstration program from 5 to 10 years.

]]> 01 2015-07-30 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2015-08-06T15:41:53Z Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to extend the period of the Medicare rural community hospital demonstration program from 5 to 10 years.

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to allow rural community hospitals participating in the demonstration program as of December 30, 2014, to continue during the second five years of the 10-year extension period.

]]> 35 2016-01-20 Passed Senate amended 2016-02-24T18:15:49Z Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to extend the period of the Medicare rural community hospital demonstration program from 5 to 10 years.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall allow certain rural community hospitals participating in the demonstration program as of December 30, 2014, to continue during the second five years of the 10-year extension period.

HHS shall solicit applications to select up to the maximum number of additional rural community hospitals located in any state to participate in this demonstration program for the second five years of the ten-year extension period without exceeding the applicable limitation (30).

In determining which applicant rural community hospitals to select for participation in the demonstration program, HHS:

  • shall give priority to hospitals located in one of the 20 states with the lowest population densities; and
  • may consider closures of hospitals located in rural areas in the state in which the hospital is located during the 5-year period immediately preceding the enactment of this Act, as well as the population density of the state.
]]> Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 Display Title Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five-year extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Official Titles as Amended by Senate A bill to provide for a five-year extension of the Medicare rural community hospital demonstration program. S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 S Senate 2952 114 SAMDT To improve the bill. 2021-12-17T16:11:48Z 2016-01-20 Amendment SA 2952 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2952 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/2952 G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 3 3 B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2016-01-20 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2016-01-20 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2016-01-20 True 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Senate 114 S Senate S 607 Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z 6 2016-01-20 0 Senate Amendment SA 2952 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2016-01-20 0 Senate Amendment SA 2952 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Grassley. (consideration: CR S138; text: CR S138) To improve the bill. Floor 2016-01-20 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2952 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Grassley.(consideration: CR S138; text: CR S138) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2016-01-20 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2952 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2016-01-20 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Referred in House 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s607rfh/xml/BILLS-114s607rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s607es/xml/BILLS-114s607es.xml Reported to Senate 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s607rs/xml/BILLS-114s607rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s607is/xml/BILLS-114s607is.xml 2016-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.