# 117-hr-9034: HEART Act

117-hr-9034, HEART Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9034
- Congress: 117
- Title: HEART Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Healthcare Enhancement for Americas Rural Towns Act or the HEART Act This bill permanently extends and otherwise revises the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients. The bill also temporarily extends certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9034 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9034)

## Related
- [117-hr-5313: Reese's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5313)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hres-1520: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States sho…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1520)
- [117-hjres-102: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9034 (as of 2025-11-18).