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RUSH Protection Act of 2021

Introduced: March 12, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act of 2021 or the RUSH Protection Act of 2021

This bill applies certain modified payment limits to rural health clinics that temporarily enrolled in Medicare during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or that applied to enroll by December 31, 2020. The bill applies retroactively.

What's happening now March 16, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1868 Related bill To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.
  • HR 1999 Related bill Protect Seniors and Cut Waste Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 12, 2021
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 12, 2021
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Mar 12, 2021
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 12, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Mar 12, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1885: RUSH Protection Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1885/
MLA
"H.R. 1885: RUSH Protection Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1885/.
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H.R. 1885, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1885/.
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[H.R. 1885: RUSH Protection Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1885/)
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