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Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

Introduced: March 24, 2020 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 21, 2020
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Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

This bill establishes grant programs and other forms of financial assistance for health care providers in response to the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill establishes (1) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to critical access hospitals, certain rural hospitals, and providers participating in Medicare; (2) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers for staff salaries; and (3) a loan program to provide low-interest loans to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers.

The bill also temporarily increases reimbursements to rural hospitals under the Medicare swing-bed program. (The program allows rural hospitals to use beds, as needed, for either acute care or skilled nursing facility care.)

What's happening now March 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6365 Identical bill Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 4 Republican 9 Independent 1
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 24, 2020
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 24, 2020
McSally, Martha
· Mar 24, 2020
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 24, 2020
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 24, 2020
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 23, 2020
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 23, 2020
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 23, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 23, 2020
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 23, 2020
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 23, 2020
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 22, 2020
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 21, 2020
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 21, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3559: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3559/
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