We have received text from H.R. 5858: Community Access to Treatment and Care for Health through Increased Testing Act. This bill was received on 2025-10-28, and currently has 1 cosponsor.
Here is a short summary of the bill:
This bill, known as the Community Access to Treatment and Care for Health through Increased Testing Act (CATCH IT Act), aims to enhance the capacity of rural health facilities to purchase and improve preventative health care equipment. The key components of the bill include the following:
Increased Federal Financial Support
The bill proposes to increase the federal share of funding available to rural health facilities for acquiring or upgrading preventative health care equipment. Specifically, the federal contribution will be raised by an additional 25 percentage points if the facility's development involves the purchase of such equipment.
Definition of Preventative Health Care Equipment
The bill outlines what qualifies as preventative health care equipment. According to the proposed amendments, this includes:
- Advanced breast imaging equipment, such as devices for digital breast tomosynthesis or 3-dimensional mammography.
- Mobile cancer screening units.
- Laboratory equipment used for multi-cancer early detection or diagnostic cancer screening.
- Equipment for colorectal cancer screening.
- Computed tomography (CT) scanners.
- Diagnostic ultrasound equipment.
Implementation Timeline
The changes proposed by this bill will take effect on the first day of the first federal fiscal year that starts after the bill is enacted.
Impact on Rural Health Care
By increasing financial assistance and clearly defining the types of equipment that can be funded, this bill aims to improve access to essential health care services in rural areas. This could lead to better diagnosis and treatment options for residents in those regions.
Relevant Companies
- GE : General Electric, which manufactures medical imaging equipment, may see an increase in demand for its advanced imaging technologies if rural health facilities receive additional funding to purchase such equipment.
- VAR : Varian Medical Systems, a company that provides cancer care technologies, could benefit from increased investments in mobile cancer screening units and laboratory equipment for early detection as rural facilities upgrade their services.
- MDT : Medtronic, which produces a range of diagnostic and imaging equipment, might see impacts due to potential growth in orders from rural health centers acquiring new technologies.
Representative Hillary J. Scholten Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Representative Hillary J. Scholten:
- H.R.5858: CATCH IT Act
- H.R.5784: AI–WISE Act
- H.R.5445: Federal-State Partnership for Clean Water Act of 2025
- H.R.5212: SBIR/STTR Innovation Workforce Act
- H.R.5158: Fair Price Device Act
- H.R.4962: Toll of Tariffs Act of 2025
You can track bills proposed by Representative Hillary J. Scholten on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Scholten.
Representative Hillary J. Scholten Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Representative Hillary J. Scholten is worth $599.2K, as of October 30th, 2025. This is the 382nd highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Scholten has approximately $213.2K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Representative Hillary J. Scholten's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Scholten.
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