Rural Health Focus Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 5, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 93 words.
Rural Health Focus Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Rural Health (ORH) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC established the ORH in 2023 in response to a congressional directive, and it currently leads the CDC’s rural public health strategy. Specifically, the bill requires the CDC to establish the ORH and select a director to head the ORH. The bill specifies the duties and authorities of the ORH director, including improving understanding of particular challenges and implementing programs to improve health care for rural populations.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 75 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 332 words
- Latest action
- Feb 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 3102 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes. R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]