Strengthen rural hospital infrastructure and enhance patient care by providing interest-free USDA loans for rural hospital construction and renovation.

Sharice Davids · Kansas · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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To help fix this issue, Davids introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen rural hospital infrastructure and enhance patient care. The Rural Hospital Revitalization Act would provide interest-free loans of up to 10 years through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Program to support the construction and renovation of rural hospitals.

Davids backed the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act to provide up to 10-year interest-free USDA loans for rural hospital construction and renovation, aiming to strengthen infrastructure and patient care.

Davids Hosts Rural Healthcare Roundtable, Highlights Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Kansas Communities | Representative Sharice Davids
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 9005 as introduced May 21, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, with Sharice Davids of Kansas among the cosponsors. The full title would direct USDA to make temporary zero-percent interest loans under the Community Facilities direct loan program to construct or renovate certain rural hospitals.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Davids backed the exact USDA zero-interest rural hospital construction/renovation loan proposal, but the listed action remains introduction and committee referral, not enactment or implementation. No new official action was found in the Aug. 13-15, 2026 lookback window.

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H.R. 9005 (IH) - Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026
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The introduced bill text states that the Secretary shall make temporary zero-percent interest loans to eligible rural hospitals for construction of replacement hospital facilities or improvement or renovation of existing hospital facilities. It also provides a five-year zero percent interest period, with possible renewal for up to five more years.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the commitment's substance closely, including USDA Community Facilities loans, rural hospital construction and renovation, and zero-percent interest terms. Because this is introduced bill text rather than enacted law or an agency program change, it supports serious effort but not delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9005 Introduced in House - Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026 Bill Text
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Davids cosponsored H.R. 9005 in the 119th Congress, which closely matches the promise by proposing temporary zero-percent USDA Community Facilities loans for rural hospital construction and renovation. However, the evidence shows only introduction and committee referral, with no enactment, implementation, or funded program change. This is a serious legislative effort during her federal term, but the promised outcome has not been delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%