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Rep. Jordan Redmond introduces oversight committee bill for Rural Health Transformation funds
Summary
Representative Jordan Redmond introduced RS 33,626 to establish a legislative oversight committee for nearly $1 billion awarded under a Rural Health Transformation Program; members questioned committee composition and rural representation and noted related Senate legislation.
Representative Jordan Redmond told the committee RS 33,626 would create legislative oversight for the Rural Health Transformation Program awards, saying an applicant (named in the transcript as "Bridal") was awarded just shy of $1,000,000,000 to be spent over five years. He said the bill would set up a committee to oversee those dollars and asked for introduction of the measure.
Members asked why the draft did not explicitly require minority‑party representation on the committee and whether the proposal duplicated a Senate bill (SB 1264). Redmond said leadership in both chambers had discussed committee makeup, that he was assured minority representation would be included, and that his bill was intended to move oversight ahead while the Senate measure was not advancing. Several members urged ensuring representation from genuinely rural districts when leadership names committee members.
