# 119-hr-4807: Protect Our Hospitals Act

119-hr-4807, Protect Our Hospitals Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4807
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect Our Hospitals Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Restores pre-Section 71115 Medicaid provider tax rules.** The bill would repeal Section 71115 of Public Law 119-21 and return the Medicaid provider tax framework to how it operated before that change. - Hospitals and health systems: Would see the provider-tax rules that apply to them restored to the prior legal framework, which governs how states design taxes tied to Medicaid payments. - State governments: Would work under the earlier provider-tax rules when structuring Medicaid financing, reversing the specific changes made by Section 71115. - Legal effect: The bill repeals Section 71115 and instructs that the provisions it amended be read as if Section 71115 had never been enacted, without creating new programs or funding mechanisms.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Undo Medicaid provider tax changes: mixed, medium. This bill would repeal Section 71115 of Public Law 119-21. It would restore the prior Medicaid provider tax rules, as if that section never passed. States would return to the older framework for taxing hospitals and other providers to help fund Medicaid. Hospitals and Medicaid providers could see f…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1877: Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4807 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4807)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1877: Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1877)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4807 (as of 2026-04-21).