Introduce and support legislation to reauthorize the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program for five years to help keep rural hospitals open.

Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act to extend the RCHD program for five years and help keep rural hospitals open.

A press release states that Senators Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act to extend the RCHD program for five years to help keep rural hospitals open.

Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans’ Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open
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Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act to extend the RCHD program for another five years; the release lists Luján as a sponsor/cosponsor and quotes him supporting the extension to keep rural hospitals open.

Official Senate press release (Luján office) announcing that Senator Ben Ray Luján co-introduced and publicly supported bipartisan legislation to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration for five years.

delivered same_term A for effort

Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans’ Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open
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Official bill text lists Mr. Grassley as sponsor and names Mr. Luján among senators (Mr. LUJÁN) in the list of introducers/cosponsors for the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization, which amends section 410A to extend the demonstration by five years.

Primary bill text (hosted on Senator Heinrich's site) that formally shows Senator Ben Ray Luján included as an introducer/cosponsor of the RCHD reauthorization bill that extends the demonstration period by five years.

delivered same_term A for effort

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization — Bill text (PDF) - Official bill text showing sponsors and cosponsors
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Senator Ben Ray Luján's office announced that Heinrich and Luján introduced legislation to improve access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by reauthorizing the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration program for five years.

Official Senate press release documents Luján co-introducing and publicly supporting a five-year RCHD reauthorization bill during his Senate term.

delivered same_term A for effort

Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans’ Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open
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The official bill text identifies the measure as the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act and lists Senator Ben Ray Luján among the senators for whom the bill was introduced. The operative amendment extends the demonstration period by five years.

Primary bill text shows Luján as an introducer/cosponsor on legislation that directly reauthorizes RCHD for five additional years.

delivered same_term A for effort

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization — Bill text (PDF) - Official bill text showing sponsors and cosponsors
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%