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H.R. 5821 119th Congress House

Rural Hospital Fairness Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.

Introduced: October 24, 2025 Introduced by: Doug LaMalfa Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Oct 24, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 24, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5821: Rural Hospital Fairness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5821/
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"H.R. 5821: Rural Hospital Fairness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5821/.
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H.R. 5821, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5821/.
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[H.R. 5821: Rural Hospital Fairness Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5821/)
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