H.R. 5198

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5198 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5198 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to maintain standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2025 Mr. Mann (for himself, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Fields, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Costa, Mr. Baird, Mr. Graves, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to maintain standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. MAINTAINING STANDARDS FOR QUALIFICATION AS A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)) is amended, in the first sentence of the matter following subparagraph (K), by striking ``an urbanized area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census)'' and inserting ``an urban area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a population of 50,000 or more''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning January 1, 2027. <all>