# 119-hr-1417: Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program Act

119-hr-1417, Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1417
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates and codifies a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program** to give rural hospitals, clinics, and similar providers tailored help with operations, finances, and applying for USDA loans and grants. The program sets goals to improve financial stability, prevent closures, and strengthen care in rural communities. - Rural providers: Offers technical assistance and training to identify development needs, plan operational or quality-improvement projects, prepare long-term financial plans, upgrade telehealth and electronic health records, and pursue construction or modernization when needed. - Rural communities and patients: Aims to prevent facility closures and bolster health care delivery, with priority for facilities that are USDA borrowers or grantees and those in health professional shortage areas or serving medically underserved populations. - Program oversight: Requires annual reports describing projects, outcomes, costs, and recommendations. Funding is limited to not more than $2.0 million per year for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030. *Provides federal funding authority of up to $2.0 million annually from 2026 through 2030 to operate the program.*

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Technical help for rural health facilities: benefit, low. This bill would create a USDA program to give technical help and training to rural health facilities. USDA would run it directly or through grants, contracts, or agreements. Help would cover building or renovation, telehealth, electronic records, financial planning, and applying for USDA loans and…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1417 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1417)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1417 (as of 2026-09-21).