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Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015

Introduced: August 3, 2015 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 27, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
Oct 27, 2016
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.
Nov 18, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug 3, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Aug 3, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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(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.

What's happening now October 27, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2576 Related bill Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
  • HR 4111 Identical bill Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Nov 10, 2015
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1916: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1916/
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"S. 1916: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1916/.
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