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HR 1805 119th Congress House Health

ARCH Act

Introduced: March 3, 2025 Introduced by: Miller, Carol D. Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Mar 3, 2025
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Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act or the ARCH Act

This bill extends through FY2031 (1) the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients; and (2) certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.

It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the number of hospitals that received certain classifications for purposes of payment under Medicare, including low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals.

What's happening now March 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Lobbying activity 22

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Nov 7, 2025
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · May 19, 2025
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 3, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1805: ARCH Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1805/
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"H.R. 1805: ARCH Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1805/.
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H.R. 1805, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1805/.
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[H.R. 1805: ARCH Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1805/)
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