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H.R. 2493119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Apr 22, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
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HR 2493 extends three rural health care grant programs from their 2025 expiration through 2030.
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HR 2493 renews three federal grant programs under the Public Health Service Act—Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development, and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement—that are set to expire in 2025, extending them through 2030. It also adds requirements that grant recipients target underserved rural populations and involve local residents in planning and running funded projects, rather than deciding on their behalf.
The bill affects people living in rural areas who face longer travel distances and fewer local health care options, as well as rural hospitals, clinics, and health networks that rely on these federal grants.
Because the bill reauthorizes and refines existing programs rather than creating new ones, its main effect is ensuring continued operation of these grants with stronger community input requirements.
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Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 377.