# 116-hr-7004: Save Our Rural Health Providers Act

116-hr-7004, Save Our Rural Health Providers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7004
- Congress: 116
- Title: Save Our Rural Health Providers Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Save Our Rural Health Providers Act This bill requires a specific portion of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to be allocated to rural health care providers responding to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires that at least 20% of future appropriations and the unobligated balance of prior appropriations to the fund relating to COVID-19 provider assistance be reserved for rural health care providers, with priority given to providers serving a high number of Medicare or Medicaid enrollees, elderly or other high-risk individuals, uninsured individuals, or areas with limited health infrastructure.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7004 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7004)

## Related
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- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4194)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7004 (as of 2025-11-18).