# 116-hr-6569: Rural Health Relief Act

116-hr-6569, Rural Health Relief Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6569
- Congress: 116
- Title: Rural Health Relief Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rural Health Relief Act This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass public hospitals that are owned or operated by a state or local government.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2020-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6569 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6569)

## Related
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6569 (as of 2025-11-18).