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Rural Health Relief Act

Introduced: April 23, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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Rural Health Relief Act

This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass public hospitals that are owned or operated by a state or local government.

What's happening now April 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3654 Identical bill Rural Health Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 1 Republican 5
Bustos, Cheri
· May 15, 2020
Cheney, Liz
· Apr 24, 2020
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Apr 23, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 23, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Apr 23, 2020
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Apr 23, 2020
King, Steve
· Apr 23, 2020
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 23, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Apr 23, 2020
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Apr 23, 2020
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6569: Rural Health Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6569/
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"H.R. 6569: Rural Health Relief Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6569/.
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H.R. 6569, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6569/.
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