118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4713Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act

To codify the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jul 18, 2023
Last action Aug 24, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Jul 18, 2023
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Referred
Aug 24, 2023
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides statutory authority for the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under the bill, USDA must establish and maintain (directly or by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement) a program to help eligible hospital facilities in rural areas with a population of 50,000 inhabitants or less.  The program must provide tailored technical assistance and training to hospital facilities to identify development needs for maintaining essential health care services and support action plans for financial, operational, and quality improvement projects to meet these needs. Development needs include (1) constructing, expanding, and moderniz...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Aug 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Jul 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.