He will continue to support rural hospitals and clinics and the Rural Health Transformation Program.

Harris applauded the launch of the new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, saying rural hospitals and clinics are vital to his constituents and that funding will begin in federal fiscal year 2026.

The statement endorses the new rural health funding program and signals support for rural hospitals and clinics, but does not make a distinct new promise beyond approval of the program.

Congressman Harris Applauds Historic $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program
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Congressman Harris serves as Chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommittee on Appropriations. On the House Committee on Appropriations, he also serves on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee.

Harris still holds appropriations roles directly relevant to rural development and federal health funding, but this is only structural context; it does not show a new rural-hospitals or Rural Health Transformation Program action in the lookback window.

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Committees | Congressman Andy Harris
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The homepage notice says that, due to House communications guidelines, Congressman Harris is unable to conduct telephone town halls or other mass communications from April 24, 2026, through June 23, 2026, while regular website updates and constituent services will continue. The latest news items shown on the page are dated June 17, 2026 and June 16, 2026.

Within the June 21-23 lookback, the official site shows no new public rural-health statement or action from Harris; the office was still under a communications blackout through June 23, so the claim remains unresolved rather than newly delivered or reversed.

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Congressman Andy Harris |Representing the First District of Maryland
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Roll Call 190 was on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, listed as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The vote passed 218-214. The roll call lists Harris (MD), Republican, Maryland, as voting Aye.

Harris cast an affirmative final House vote for the version of H.R. 1 that contained the Rural Health Transformation Program, directly advancing enactment.

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Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1
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Section 71401 is titled Rural Health Transformation Program. It appropriates $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030 and requires state plans to improve access to hospitals and other providers for rural residents. The definition of rural health facility includes critical access hospitals and rural health clinics.

The enacted H.R. 1 text created and funded the Rural Health Transformation Program and explicitly covered rural hospitals and rural health clinics.

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Text - H.R.1 - 119th Congress: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 1 as agreed to in the House on July 3, 2025 by recorded vote 218-214, signed by the President on July 4, 2025, and becoming Public Law No. 119-21.

The bill Harris supported on final passage became law, so the Rural Health Transformation Program was not merely proposed; it was enacted in the same congressional term.

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Actions - H.R.1 - 119th Congress
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Congressman Harris serves as Chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommittee on Appropriations. The page also says he serves on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee.

Harris holds appropriations roles relevant to rural development and health funding, but committee membership alone does not prove a specific rural hospital or RHTP funding outcome.

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Committees | Congressman Andy Harris
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Harris said the November 2025 legislation provides critical funding to support America's farmers, ranchers, and rural communities and ensures USDA and FDA can safeguard the nation's food and drug supply.

Harris publicly backed enacted rural-development appropriations after H.R. 1, showing some continued support for rural communities, but this statement is not specific to rural hospitals, clinics, or the Rural Health Transformation Program.

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House Republicans Restore Order: Congress Passes Clean Funding Extension and Full-Year Appropriations Bills to Reopen Government | Congressman Andy Harris
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The report says the Trump administration announced first-year Rural Health Transformation Program grants totaling $10 billion to states, with states receiving an initial $100 million each plus additional funds based on a CMS scoring rubric.

Reporting indicates the program Harris voted to enact moved into implementation and grant distribution in 2026, supporting delivery of the RHTP component, though this is not an official CMS source.

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Tiny states, big checks.
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The article reports that the Rural Health Transformation Program provides $50 billion over five years, but notes analyses warning it may offset only part of rural Medicaid losses and may be temporary while Medicaid cuts are permanent.

This tempers a full-delivery finding for the broader promise to support rural hospitals and clinics: the RHTP was enacted, but the same law may create offsetting pressures on rural providers.

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How The New $50 Billion Rural Health Care Fund Could Fall Short
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