Concurrent resolution to assure quality health care for populations located in rural areas.

Summary

Declares it to be the sense of Congress that the national health planning guidelines should include sufficient flexibility to allow a health systems agency to recognize special characteristics in rural areas and, on the basis of those special characteristics, to establish a health systems plan that varies from the national guidelines, in order to provide necessary health care services to rural residents.

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Timeline

1. 5 December 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 December 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 December 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 December 1977

   Vote

   Measure passed House, roll call #761 (357-0).

   Source: Floor

5. 6 December 1977

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, roll call #761 (357-0).

   Source: Floor

6. 6 December 1977

   Floor

   Measure considered in House.

   Source: Floor

7. 6 December 1977

   Discharge

   Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and Committee on Ways and Means discharged in House.

   Source: Discharge

8. 6 December 1977

   Committee

   Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and Committee on Ways and Means discharged in House.

   Source: Committee

9. 7 December 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 December 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carter, Tim Lee [R-KY-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mahon, George H. [D-TX-19] · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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