Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 ... To authorize affordable financing assistance for rural health centers facing financial distress, and to protect access to essential health services in rural communities.
Support affordable financing assistance for rural health centers facing financial distress and protect access to essential health services in rural communities.
Occurrences
Evidence
Action: Mr. Figures (for himself, Ms. Bynum, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mrs. Beatty) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Full Title: To authorize affordable financing assistance for rural health centers facing financial distress, and to protect access to essential health services in rural communities. Cosponsors: Janelle S. Bynum (OR); Terri S. Sewell (AL); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Joyce Beatty (OH).
Assessments
Thompson cosponsored H.R. 8504, the Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026, a federal bill expressly aimed at authorizing affordable financing assistance for rural health centers in financial distress and protecting access to essential rural health services. Because the promise was framed as supporting this policy rather than securing final enactment, his cosponsorship and participation in the bill's introduction materially satisfy the commitment during the same congressional term, even though the bill had only been referred to committee at the time of the evidence.