Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Rural Health Focus Act
Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Shelley Capito (R-WV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jon Ossoff (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- S.Res. 665 (119th) A resolution designating April 2026 as "National Native Plant Month".
- S.Res. 157 (119th) A resolution designating April 2025 as "National Native Plant Month".
- S.Res. 344 (119th) A resolution observing the 20th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress…
- S.Res. 464 (119th) A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Cholesterol Education Month" and September 30, 2025, as "LDL-C Awareness Day".
- S.Res. 914 (119th) A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Cholesterol Education Month" and September 30, 2026, as "LDL-C Awareness Day".
- S.Res. 447 (119th) A resolution designating September 25, 2025, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the…
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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.