H.R. 772

Summary

H.R. 772, the Rural ER Access Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Mark Green (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 28, 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. 772 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 772 IH: Rural ER Access Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 772  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 28, 2025   Mr. Green of Tennessee  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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.
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Short title
This Act may cited as the   Rural ER Access Act  .
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Removing location requirements under the Medicare program applicable to off-campus facilities or organizations
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise section 413.65(e)(3)(i) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of the campus of a hospital or critical access hospital that is the potential main provider to meet the location requirements to be eligible for provider-based status.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Mark Green (R) sponsors H.R. 772 alone.

Mark Green

Rep. · R–TN-7 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 772 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 772 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 772 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 772 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Rural ER Access Act — Display Title
• Rural ER Access Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 772 in 10 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 Education, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Health Issues, Insurance.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 772 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 772’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 772 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Rural conditions and development.

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