S 1916
114th Congress
Senate
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
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
(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.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
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