United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5259 (100th)
Small Rural Hospital Preservation Act of 1988
Original
Introduced
7 September 1988
Last action
28 September 1988 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Sweeney, David McCann [R-TX-14], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Hatcher, Charles [D-GA-2], Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3], Rep. Grandy, Fred [R-IA-6], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10], Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
28 August 2025
Summary
Small Rural Hospital Preservation Act of 1988 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit rural hospitals with fewer than 100 beds to elect to be paid on a reasonable cost basis.
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Timeline
7 September 1988
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 1988
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 1988
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 1988
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 September 1988
Sponsors
- Rep. Sweeney, David McCann [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hatcher, Charles [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grandy, Fred [R-IA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/5259
- us · 100-hr-5259 · source updated 28 August 2025