Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1787.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):
  Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1787, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1787

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4f21fc49fea352c103648905b43728122c7b9d50e2f983a94c3e196a829e9ead

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

• Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.4302, which became Public Law 113-93 on 4/1/2014.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1787, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1787

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  4f21fc49fea352c103648905b43728122c7b9d50e2f983a94c3e196a829e9ead

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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