119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 5003
H.R. 5003 amends federal law to allow the District of Columbia to participate in the Rural Health Transformation Program, a federal initiative that provides funding to improve healthcare services in rural areas. Currently, only the 50 states are eligible to receive allotments (funding allocations) under this program, and this bill extends that eligibility to D.C. The change affects healthcare providers and residents in the District of Columbia who would gain access to federal rural health improvement grants previously unavailable to them. The bill has no specific new funding amount listed, as it simply expands eligibility for an existing program. The amendment would take effect retroactively as of the date a previous reconciliation act was enacted, meaning it would apply to funding opportunities from that earlier date forward.