Provide financial assistance to rural hospitals.

Figures introduced a four-bill “Rural Futures” package aimed at protecting SNAP, providing financial assistance to rural hospitals, improving farmland retention, and expanding workforce development in rural communities.

The press release says he introduced legislation to provide financial assistance to rural hospitals.

Figures Introduces “Rural Futures” Package Ahead of Farm Bill Vote | Representative Shomari Figures
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introduced a “Rural Futures” package, four bills aimed at protecting SNAP, providing financial assistance to rural hospitals, improving farmland retention, and expanding workforce development in rural communities

Figures introduced a package that includes legislation aimed at providing financial assistance to rural hospitals.

Media | Representative Shomari Figures
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H.R. 8504. A bill to authorize affordable financing assistance for rural health centers facing financial distress, and to protect access to essential health services in rural communities; to the Committee on Agriculture.

Figures introduced legislation to create affordable financing assistance for distressed rural health centers and protect rural access to essential services.

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Figures also introduced the Rural Health Resilience Act, which creates a low-interest loan program for rural hospitals that are struggling financially.

Figures introduced legislation to create low-interest loans for financially struggling rural hospitals.

Figures Introduces “Rural Futures” Package Ahead of Farm Bill Vote | Representative Shomari Figures
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Introduced a "Rural Futures" package that includes the Rural Health Resilience Act, creating a low-interest loan program to help rural hospitals avoid closures.

Official press release documents that Rep. Shomari Figures introduced legislation (Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026) to create a low-interest loan program and other measures intended to provide financial assistance to rural hospitals. This is a concrete legislative effort but the bill had not been enacted as of the publication date.

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Figures Introduces “Rural Futures” Package Ahead of Farm Bill Vote | Representative Shomari Figures
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Announced $1 million secured via his FY2026 appropriations request for Jackson Health Care Authority to support infrastructure, equipment, and hospital needs at Jackson Medical Center.

Official press release shows Rep. Figures successfully secured a specific federal funding award (via an appropriations request) that provided direct financial assistance for hospital infrastructure and equipment in a rural community within his district—a delivered, concrete instance of providing financial assistance to a rural hospital.

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Figures Secures $1M for City of Jackson Health Care Authority | Representative Shomari Figures
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