# 118-hr-5796: Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act

118-hr-5796, Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5796
- Congress: 118
- Title: Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2023-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2023-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2023-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2023-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2023-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2023-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2023-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2024-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2024-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2024-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5796 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5796)

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