0
0
0
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
1/11/2023, 1:29 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 4111
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers who may request from a telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund the necessary telecommunications and information services to serve persons who reside in rural areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas.
Read the Full Bill
Current Status of Bill HR 4111
Bill HR 4111 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since November 19, 2015. Bill HR 4111 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on November 19, 2015. Bill HR 4111's most recent activity was Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452. as of May 23, 2016
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4111
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
2Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4111
Primary Policy Focus
Science, Technology, CommunicationsPotential Impact Areas
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Nursing
- Rural conditions and development
- Telecommunication rates and fees
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4111
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
Comments
Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 4111
Latest Bills
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ethics in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
Bill HRES 131December 12, 2025
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Bill HJRES 106December 12, 2025
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for its harassment and efforts to intimidate American citizens and other individuals on United States soil with the goal of suppressing speech and narratives the People's Republic of China finds unwelcome.
Bill HRES 130December 12, 2025
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Bill HJRES 105December 12, 2025
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Bill HJRES 104December 12, 2025
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
Bill HRES 104December 12, 2025
Critical Access for Veterans Care Act
Bill S 1868December 12, 2025
OATH Act of 2025
Bill S 1665December 12, 2025
A bill to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia.
Bill S 1353December 12, 2025
Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025
Bill S 926December 12, 2025
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Bill S 1916January 11, 2023
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Bill HR 2576April 24, 2023