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DemocratBill · H.R. 5003· House(119-HR-5003)

Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025

Rep. Norton
Age: 89 years
District of Columbia
Introduced
8/19/2025
Last activity
8/19/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsored by
Eleanor Norton
Cosponsors
None
Health
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025'', aims to amend the Social Security Act. It specifically seeks to extend eligibility for allotments under the Rural Health Transformation Program to include the District of Columbia. This change would insert and the District of Columbia'' after ``the 50 States'' in the existing law. The amendment would be applied as if it were enacted on the date of a specific Public Law.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5

    The expansion of the Rural Health Transformation Program provides potential health resources to low-income residents in the District of Columbia.

  • Would Black Americans be better off under this?+5

    Extending health program eligibility to the District of Columbia provides a potential benefit to its significant Black population.

  • Would people in cities be better off under this?+5

    The bill provides the District of Columbia with access to the Rural Health Transformation Program allotments.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.