House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

H.R. 5660Introduced Oct 21, 2021Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole R-OK

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 21, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 22, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5660.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 185, October 21, 2021, Page H5792):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

15 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 15 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Fred Keller (R-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Jay Obernolte (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-4 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.