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119-s-2301119th CongressWALLET

Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Tim [R-SC]

In Committee

Summary

Requires rural health grants to directly serve and involve rural underserved populations.

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It would also reauthorize the Section 330A grant program for 2026 through 2030.

  • Rural families and communities: Grants must be used to meet local health care needs and to ensure residents from underserved rural areas help design and run projects. This aims to center local priorities in outreach efforts.
  • Grant applicants and health networks: Outreach and network development awards would be required to increase access through integrated care networks and to include rural underserved populations in planning, development, and ongoing implementation. Applicants must show how communities will benefit and be engaged.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More rural access and local involvement

If enacted, this bill would require rural outreach and network grants to be used, as appropriate, to meet the health needs of rural underserved populations and to involve those populations in planning and running projects. It would also reauthorize these rural health programs through 2026-2030. The excerpt does not specify any new funding amounts.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Tim [R-SC]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

  • Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

Roll Call Votes

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