H.R. 771

Summary

H.R. 771, the Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Mark Green (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 771 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 771 IH: Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 771  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 28, 2025   Mr. Green of Tennessee  (for himself,  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Jackson of Texas , and  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located in rural areas as critical access hospitals.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025  .
2.
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
(a)
In general
Section 1820 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)—
(A)
by striking  , and that—  and inserting a semicolon; and
(B)
by striking subclauses (I) and (II); and
(2)
in subsection (h)(3), by inserting  made before the date of the enactment of the  Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025   after  any redesignation .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to any designation or redesignation made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Sponsors

Rep. Mark Green (R) sponsors H.R. 771, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Mark Green

Rep. · R–TN-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025

Ronny Jackson

Rep. · R–TX-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Mary Miller

Rep. · R–IL-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Glenn Thompson

Rep. · R–PA-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Jill Tokuda

Rep. · D–HI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 6, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 771 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 771 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 771 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 771 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located in rural areas as critical access hospitals. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 38 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 771 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Education, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 771 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 771’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 771 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health care coverage and access to Urban and suburban affairs and development.

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