U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1417: Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program Act
Status: In committee, March 28, 2025
To expand and codify the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture and rename it as the Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program.
What the bill says
To expand and codify the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture and rename it as the Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program.
From the introduced text, February 18, 2025:
A BILL To expand and codify the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture and rename it as the Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program Act . SECTION 2. Expansion and codification of the rural health care facility technical assistance program of the Department of Agriculture (a) In general In lieu of any other authority under which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) may provide technical assistance to any eligible health care facility, the Secretary shall establish, and maintain, directly or by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, a Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program (in this section referred to as the Program ) to provide technical assistance and training, tailored to the capacity and needs of each eligible health care facility, to help eligible health care facilities in rural areas-- (1) identify development needs for maintaining essential health care services, and support action plans for operational and quality improvement projects to meet the development needs; (2) better manage their financial and business strategies, including providing financial planning assistance and preparing long-term financial plans; and (3) identify, and apply for assistance from, loan and grant programs of the Department of Agriculture …
Sponsors
- Ronny Jackson (R, HD-TX-13) · primary sponsor
- Jill Tokuda (D, HD-002)
- Ryan Zinke (R, HD-001)
- Nikki Budzinski (D, 13)
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011)
- Jared Golden (D, HD-002)
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019)
- Raul Grijalva (D, HD-AZ-7)
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Randy Feenstra (R, HD-004)
- Brad Finstad (R, HD-001)
- Carol Miller (R, HD-WV-1)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Common questions
- What is HB1417?
- HB1417 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program Act.
- What does HB1417 do?
- In its own words: To expand and codify the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture and rename it as the Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program.
- What is the status of HB1417?
- In committee as of March 28, 2025. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. (March 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1417?
- Ronny Jackson (R, HD-TX-13), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1417?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1417
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