House Bill 5491
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Rural Health Insurance Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 12, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5491
Congress
115
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Rural Health Insurance Act of 2018
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide loans and grants to assist in the establishment of agricultural association health plans to help bring new health options and lower priced health care coverage to rural Americans.
April 12, 2018
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04/30/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
04/12/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
04/12/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:52 PM