Allow one-time emergency payments of up to $250,000 to participating rural hospitals at immediate risk of closure.

Allow one-time emergency payments of up to $250,000 to any participating rural hospital that is at risk of immediate closure.

The bill would authorize emergency payments up to $250,000 for participating rural hospitals facing immediate closure.

Hawley Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Fund Rural Hospitals, Ensure Access to Emergency Care - Josh Hawley
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Mr. Hawley (for himself and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record shows Hawley introduced S. 4927 and that the bill was referred to the Senate HELP Committee, with no enacted-law status shown there.

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S. 4927 (IS) - Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act - BILLS-119s4927is | Content Details | GovInfo
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The Secretary may make an additional payment, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to an eligible entity with an approved application under subsection (d)(2) in any year of the program if the Secretary determines that the emergency department of such eligible entity is in danger of closing in the next 14 days

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the promised emergency-payment mechanism, but as introduced bill text it documents an attempt rather than enacted delivery.

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Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, S. 4927, Introduced in Senate
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Allow one-time emergency payments of up to $250,000 to any participating rural hospital that is at risk of immediate closure.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Hawley’s official Senate release states the commitment language and announces the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act as the vehicle for it.

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Hawley Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Fund Rural Hospitals, Ensure Access to Emergency Care - Josh Hawley
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Latest action (Jun 24, 2026) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A current bill tracker page, sourced from congressional data, still lists the latest action as the June 24 referral, indicating no passage or enactment found in the lookback refresh.

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S 4927 — Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act — CivicGate
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