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HR 672 114th Congress House Health Congressional oversight Health care coverage and access Hospital care Medicare Rural conditions and development

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

Introduced: May 19, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 3, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now February 12, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5273 Related bill Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016
  • S 607 Identical bill Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 14, 2016
Poliquin, Bruce
· Apr 28, 2016
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 27, 2016
Blum, Rod
· May 19, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 28, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 3, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 672: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-672/
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"H.R. 672: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-672/.
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H.R. 672, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-672/.
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