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119-hr-3980119th CongressWALLET

Streamline Emergency Care Act

Sponsored By: Representative Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Introduced

Summary

Would fund grants to help nonprofit hospitals expand and modernize emergency department operations. This bill would let the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), award grants up to $500,000 to nonprofit providers operating emergency departments to hire staff, renovate or repurpose space, buy equipment, and provide triage and other training to improve patient flow and capacity.

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  • Patients: Grants aim to reduce wait times and speed triage by improving ED flow, training, and physical space.
  • Emergency department staff and employers: Nonprofit EDs could use awards to hire or retain personnel and to train existing staff to handle higher patient loads.
  • Oversight and evaluation: HRSA must report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on program effectiveness within three fiscal years.

*This bill would authorize $20 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, totaling $100 million in authorized funding for the grant program.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants to upgrade emergency rooms

The government would give grants to nonprofit hospitals that run emergency rooms. HRSA would run the program. Money could hire and keep ED staff; modernize capacity by renovating or repurposing space, implementing new processes, and buying equipment; and provide triage and other training. Each grant would be capped at $500,000, and the bill would authorize $20 million each year for fiscal years 2026–2030. The Secretary would report to Congress by the end of the third fiscal year after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

NY • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/17/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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