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HR 2493 · introduced · significant

Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill reauthorizes federal grant programs through 2030 that fund healthcare services in rural areas.
  • Rural healthcare providers and underserved populations in rural communities are affected.
  • Grant funding continues with a requirement that programs engage underserved populations in planning.

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  1. 01

    How should rural healthcare providers balance serving unprofitable rural populations while remaining financially sustainable under continued federal grants?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that requiring underserved population engagement in planning improves health outcomes in rural communities?

  3. 03

    Which rural healthcare services are most at risk if federal grants were not reauthorized, and how would communities fill those gaps?

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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

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Introduced 2026-04-22

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-22 · senate · Calendars

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 377.

  2. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 4 (Roll no. 128). (text: CR H3021-3022)

  4. 2026-04-21 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 4 (Roll no. 128). (text: CR H3021-3022)

  5. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (text: CR H3025)

  6. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

  7. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2493.

  8. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3021-3023)

  9. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    Mrs. Harshbarger moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  10. 2025-10-03 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 278.

  11. 2025-10-03 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-325.

  12. 2025-10-03 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-325.

  13. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.

  14. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  16. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  17. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  18. 2025-03-31 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  19. 2025-03-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  20. 2025-03-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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