# 119-hr-5003: Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025

119-hr-5003, Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5003
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5003
- Congress: 119
- Title: Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-19
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands Rural Health Transformation Program eligibility to the District of Columbia.** The bill would amend Title XXI of the Social Security Act to insert "the District of Columbia" wherever the law refers to "the 50 States," making the District eligible for allotments under the Rural Health Transformation Program and applying that change retroactively to the enactment date of Public Law 119-21.

## Provisions PRIA read

- District of Columbia eligible for rural health grants: benefit, low. If enacted, the District of Columbia would be added to the Rural Health Transformation Program. DC agencies and local providers could seek program allotments. The change would apply as if it took effect on the date Public Law 119-21 was enacted. This could bring more support to local health service…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5003 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5003)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5003 (as of 2026-04-21).