# 119-hr-8504: Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026

119-hr-8504, Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8504
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a program to stabilize rural health facilities by providing loans and loan guarantees so hospitals and clinics do not close and essential services can be restored.** It would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make financing available to rural or rurally-serving facilities that show objective financial distress and need help maintaining core services. - Families and patients: Helps keep local emergency, primary, mental health, and substance use services open so rural residents can get care without long travel. - Rural health centers and hospitals: Eligible facilities could use loan funds for repairs, equipment, operations including payroll (excluding bonuses), debt payments, working capital, maintaining service lines, bridging reimbursement gaps, and refinancing high-interest debt. - Low-income and high-need areas: Priority could go to sole community providers and places with health workforce shortages or an areawide poverty rate of 20% or more. The Secretary must report to Congress within 18 months on program activities and publish a public summary that protects facility-specific personal and financial details.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Loans to Save Rural Health Clinics: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would create a Rural Health Care Facility Stabilization Assistance Program. The Secretary of Agriculture would be able to make loans and loan guarantees to keep rural clinics and hospitals open or to restore essential services. Eligible facilities would need to be in rural are…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8504 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8504)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8504 (as of 2026-09-21).