HR 2493
Passed a chamber
Extends through 2030 the federal grant programs for rural health care outreach and rural health network development, and requires grant funds to serve and involve rural underserved communities.
Official title: Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
31-MAR-2025
Referred
31-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
17-SEP-2025
Reported
03-OCT-2025
On the calendar
03-OCT-2025
Passed
21-APR-2026
Senate
Received
22-APR-2026
- Changes the authorization period for the Section 330A rural health grant programs under the Public Health Service Act from 2021 through 2025 to 2026 through 2030.
- Requires the Director to ensure outreach grant funds are used to meet the health care needs of rural underserved populations in the area served.
- Requires network development grant funds to increase access to integrated health care networks for rural underserved populations and to involve those populations in planning, developing, and running the network.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (31-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 21-APR-2026).
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■ 4 D■ 1 R
4 Democrats
1 Republican