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HR 3256 111th Congress House Health Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Medicare Rural conditions and development

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009

Introduced: July 17, 2009 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 17, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to extend for an additional five years the rural community hospital demonstration program.

What's happening now July 17, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2922 Related bill Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act
  • S 1279 Identical bill Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3256: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3256/
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"H.R. 3256: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3256/.
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H.R. 3256, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3256/.
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