Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced
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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
District of Columbia eligible for rural health grants
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 services in DC. The bill would not set new dollar amounts or change formulas.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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