# 119-hr-8967: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization

119-hr-8967, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8967
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-16

## Summary

**Would extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program to a 20-year extension period.** The bill replaces 15-year extension language with 20-year language across the statute and adds a rule that, during the fourth five-year segment, hospitals that join the demonstration between December 30, 2024 and January 1, 2027 are treated like existing participants for certain program provisions.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Extend rural Medicare hospital program: benefit, medium. This bill would extend the rural community hospital demonstration from 15 years to 20 years. If enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would update statute language and cross-references from "15-year" to "20-year." During the fourth five-year segment of the new 20-year extension, the S…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8967 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8967)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8967 (as of 2026-09-16).