United States · Bill · S
S. 1916 (114th)
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
Introduced
3 August 2015
Last action
27 October 2016 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
Sponsors
Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers who may request from a telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund the necessary telecommunications and information services to serve persons who reside in rural areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas.
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Timeline
3 August 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
3 August 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 November 2015
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
27 October 2016
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
Source: Calendars
27 October 2016
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-368.
Source: Committee
27 October 2016
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-368.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 27 October 2016 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 3 August 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 27 October 2016
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
- related to ← Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1916
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1916
- us · 114-s-1916 · source updated 5 December 2025