H.R. 3878

Summary

H.R. 3878, the RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 10, 2025 by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jun 10, 2025: 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 3878 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3878 IH: RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3878  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 10, 2025   Mrs. Hinson  (for herself and  Ms. Scholten ) introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of annual wellness visits at rural health clinics under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025  .
2.
Ensuring adequate coverage of outpatient annual wellness visits at rural health clinics under the Medicare program
(a)
In general
Section 1861(aa)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (C), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (D), by adding  and  at the end; and
(3)
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
(E)
personalized prevention plan services (as defined in section 1861(hhh)(1)) if furnished by a registered nurse who is licensed to practice nursing in the State in which such services are performed and such services and supplies furnished as an incident to such services as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as an incident to a physician’s service,
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of annual wellness visits at rural health clinics under the Medicare program.

Sponsors

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) sponsors H.R. 3878, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Ashley Hinson

Rep. · R–IA-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 10, 2025

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 10, 2025 · Original

Brad Finstad

Rep. · R–MN-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 10, 2025

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 26, 2025

Angela Craig

Rep. · D–MN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

Zoe Lofgren

Rep. · D–CA-18 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 3878 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Jun 10, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jun 10, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3878 has taken 2 actions since Jun 10, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3878 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3878 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025 — Display Title
• RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of annual wellness visits at rural health clinics under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 32 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3878 in 13 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, Education, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Indian/Native American Affairs, Veterans.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 32.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3878 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3878’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3878, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HINSON:H.R. 3878.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2616]

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