United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4819 (114th)
HEALTHIER Act of 2016
Introduced
21 March 2016
Last action
19 April 2016 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1814)
Sponsors
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8], Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2016 or the HEALTHIER Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states with a volunteer health care provider law that permits a volunteer to provide health care services without being licensed in the state if the volunteer is licensed in another state. The law must: (1) require the services to be provided in a rural or impoverished area and to be within the scope of practice of the provider in the state, and (2) prohibit the services from being provided for more than seven consecutive days.
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Timeline
21 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2016
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2016
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
19 April 2016
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1814)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 March 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4819
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4819
- us · 114-hr-4819 · source updated 12 August 2025