{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1805","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1805,"title":"ARCH Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-03","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001205","fullName":"Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]","party":"R","state":"WV","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act or the ARCH Act</strong></p><p>This bill extends through FY2031 (1) the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients; and (2) certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.</p><p>It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the number of hospitals that received certain classifications for purposes of payment under Medicare, including low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals.</p>","updateDate":"2026-01-22T22:34:48Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":421,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:23:59.744Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=ARCH%20Act"}]}}