United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 356 (113th)
Recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.
Introduced
25 September 2013
Last action
27 September 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1], Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5], Rep. Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Recognizes that: (1) access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of U.S. communities; (2) preserving and strengthening access to quality health care in rural areas is crucial to the success and prosperity of the United States; (3) strengthening access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas makes Medicare more cost-effective and improves health outcomes for patients, and (4) rural health care providers are integral to the local economies and are one of the largest types of employers in rural areas of the United States. Celebrates the many dedicated medical professionals across the United States who work hard each day to deliver quality care to people living in rural areas.
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Timeline
25 September 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 September 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 September 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/356
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hres/356
- us · 113-hres-356 · source updated 5 December 2025