Tim Scott (R-SC)
Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
The Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 aims to reauthorize specific programs related to rural health care. It updates the timeline for certain programs in the Public Health Service Act to cover the years 2026 through 2030. The bill also directs how grant funds should be used for rural health care services outreach and network development. It emphasizes meeting the needs of rural underserved populations. Additionally, it seeks to involve these populations in the development and operation of health care projects and networks.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +7
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill specifically targets rural underserved populations to improve their access to healthcare services.
- Scored +6
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill reauthorizes grants specifically designed to increase access to quality healthcare for rural underserved populations.
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Improving access to healthcare services typically benefits low-income households in underserved regions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Meeting health care needs of underserved populations: The bill directs that grant funds be used to meet the specific health care needs of rural underserved populations in their local community or region (Section 2(a)).
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Community involvement in health projects: The bill ensures that rural underserved populations are involved in the development and ongoing operations of projects funded by outreach grants (Section 2(a)).
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Increased access to quality services: Funds for rural health network development are intended to increase access to quality health care services through integrated networks (Section 2(b)).
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Community involvement in network implementation: The bill requires that rural underserved populations benefit from and be involved in the planning, development, and ongoing implementation of health care networks (Section 2(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets rural underserved populations to improve their access to healthcare services. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Improving access to healthcare services typically benefits low-income households in underserved regions.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill reauthorizes grants specifically designed to increase access to quality healthcare for rural underserved populations.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill supports rural areas by reauthorizing healthcare outreach and network development programs.
- 9/8/2025
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153.
- 7/30/2025
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 7/16/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Timothy KaineDemocrat · Virginia
Cynthia LummisRepublican · Wyoming
Tina SmithDemocrat · Minnesota