Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025This bill temporarily allows additional hospitals to qualify as critical access hospitals (CAHs) that receive special payment under Medicare.Currently, in order to qualify as a CAH under Medicare, a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (or 15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, …
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The Territorial Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act or the TRAVEL Act of 2025This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assign a physician who has been appointed in the Veterans Health Administration to serve as a traveling physician for a period of not more than one year. Such physician must provide health care to veterans …
Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access ActThis bill expands eligibility for the Small Business Administration microloan program to include entities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.The microloan program provides loans up to $50,000 for small businesses and certain nonprofit childcare centers.
Northern Mariana Islands Medicaid Advancement ActThis bill requires the Medicaid funding cap for the Northern Mariana Islands to be the same as that for American Samoa in FY2026.
Requires aircraft near airports to have collision-avoidance technology. Improves helicopter routing and separation rules, updates air traffic control procedures, and addresses military airspace safety conflicts.
