Extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for five years, through 2031.

introduced bipartisan legislation today to extend for five years a program to provide increased Medicare matching funds to rural hospitals

Golden co-led legislation to reauthorize the rural hospital demonstration program for five years, extending it until 2031.

Golden co-leads legislation to extend rural hospital program | Representative Jared Golden
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introduced the “Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act” as co-leads

Co-led legislation to reauthorize the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration program for five additional years.

Congressman Flood Co-Leads Bill Extending Key Rural Community Hospital Program | Congressman Mike Flood
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Golden co-leads legislation to extend rural hospital program

Golden introduced bipartisan legislation to extend a rural hospital Medicare matching-funds program for five years.

Press Releases | Representative Jared Golden
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The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act (S.4460) would reauthorize the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program for another five years.

The source reports support for bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration program for another five years; this matches Golden's existing claim on extending the program through 2031.

Hyde-Smith backs bipartisan legislation to extend rural hospital program
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Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced bipartisan legislation today to extend for five years a program to provide increased Medicare matching funds to rural hospitals including facilities in Ellsworth and Presque Isle. The bill — the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization Act — was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04), and co-led by Golden and Reps. Mike Flood (NE-01) and Janelle Bynum (OR-05). It is companion legislation to a bill that passed this week in the Senate. ... The bill would extend the program until 2031.

Direct official confirmation that Golden co-led introduction of the House companion bill to extend the program through 2031.

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Golden co-leads legislation to extend rural hospital program | Representative Jared Golden
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Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Janelle Bynum (D-OR) introduced the “Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act” as co-leads... The bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program for an additional five years and allows facilities that previously cycled out of the program, as well as those set to cycle out in 2026, to rejoin.

Second official office statement corroborating that Golden joined introduction of the five-year extension legislation in the House.

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Congressman Flood Co-Leads Bill Extending Key Rural Community Hospital Program | Congressman Mike Flood
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The bill (S. 4460) ... to provide for an extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program ... SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

Official Senate record shows the companion bill passed the Senate and its text provides a five-year extension.

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CREC-2026-05-20-pt1-PgS2428-5.pdf
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The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act (S.4460) would reauthorize the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program for another five years.

Official Senate-side introduction confirms the five-year reauthorization effort was actively pursued in the current term.

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Hyde-Smith backs bipartisan legislation to extend rural hospital program
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The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act is a key step to provide continued support for rural health care in America.

Additional official corroboration that the Senate reauthorization push was underway in the relevant lookback window.

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Grassley, Bennet Lead Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program
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Golden's office said he introduced bipartisan House legislation to extend the program for five years, co-led the bill with Feenstra, Flood, and Bynum, and that the bill would extend the program until 2031.

Official confirmation that Golden took concrete House action toward the promised five-year extension through 2031, but the release describes proposed legislation rather than enacted law.

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Golden co-leads legislation to extend rural hospital program | Representative Jared Golden
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Flood's office said Representatives Flood, Feenstra, Golden, and Bynum introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act as co-leads and that the bill extends RCHD for an additional five years.

Second official House office statement corroborating Golden's co-lead role and the bill's five-year extension objective.

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Congressman Flood Co-Leads Bill Extending Key Rural Community Hospital Program | Congressman Mike Flood
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The Congressional Record shows S.4460 was taken up by unanimous consent, read a third time, and passed in the Senate. The text would change the RCHD extension period from 15 years to 20 years.

Official Senate record proves the companion bill passed the Senate and contained the five-year extension mechanism, but it does not show House passage or enactment.

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CREC-2026-05-20-pt1-PgS2428-5.pdf
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CMS describes the RCHD as extended by statute three times, with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 extending it another five years to run through June 30, 2028; the listed authority does not include a 2026 extension through 2031.

CMS's official program page supports that the operative program authority had not been updated to a new 2031 extension on the record available, weighing against fulfillment.

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Rural Community Hospital Demonstration | CMS
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Grassley's office announced that Grassley and Bennet introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act to extend RCHD for another five years, with Senator Angus King among cosponsors.

Official Senate-side evidence that a bipartisan reauthorization effort existed before the House companion, reinforcing effort but not final enactment.

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Grassley, Bennet Lead Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program
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Hyde-Smith's office said S.4460 would reauthorize RCHD for another five years and had been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

Official corroboration that, as of May 6, 2026, S.4460 was pending legislation rather than an enacted extension.

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Hyde-Smith backs bipartisan legislation to extend rural hospital program
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