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H.R. 5198

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5198, the Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 8, 2025 by Rep. Tracey Mann (R) with 28 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Sep 8, 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. 5198 has 28 co-sponsors.

hb5198/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5198 IH: Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5198  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 8, 2025   Mr. Mann  (for himself,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Zinke ,  Mr. Ciscomani ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Mr. Fields ,  Mr. Mannion ,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Baird ,  Mr. Graves ,  Mr. Valadao ,  Mr. Pappas ,  Ms. Boebert , and  Mr. Smith of Nebraska ) 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 maintain standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025  .
2.
Maintaining standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program
(a)
In general
Section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2) ) is amended, in the first sentence of the matter following subparagraph (K), by striking  an urbanized area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census)  and inserting  an urban area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a population of 50,000 or more .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning January 1, 2027.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to maintain standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program.

Sponsors

Rep. Tracey Mann (R) sponsors H.R. 5198, and 28 members have co-sponsored it, 14 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5198 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Sep 8, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Sep 8, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5198 has taken 2 actions since Sep 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 8, 2025
House
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.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5198 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5198 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to maintain standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5198 in 5 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.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS—Michigan15$500K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.15$500K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MAUREEN SULLIVAN115
NATHANIEL BAUGH115
SARAH HOHMAN115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICSCAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICSCAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICSCAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICSCAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICSCAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5198 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5198’s is Health.

hr5198/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5198, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 146 (Monday, September 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MANN:H.R. 5198.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H3893]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com