# 119-hr-9163: Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026

119-hr-9163, Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9163
- Congress: 119
- Title: Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Protects critical access hospital designation** by requiring reviewers to ignore roadway or transportation infrastructure work completed after a facility's designation when checking eligibility. It amends Section 1820(c)(2) of the Social Security Act and defines covered improvements like highway construction, realignment, widening, bridges, overpasses, and tunnels. - Critical access hospitals: Facilities that were designated will be deemed to continue meeting the relevant statutory criterion even if a roadway or transportation improvement completed after designation would otherwise affect that test. - States and eligibility reviewers: When evaluating continued eligibility under the specified criterion, reviewers must disregard subsequent roadway or transportation infrastructure improvements for already-designated facilities. - What counts as an improvement: The bill lists highway or roadway construction, realignment, widening, and enhancements, plus construction or modification of bridges, overpasses, and tunnels.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect critical access hospitals' status: benefit, low. If enacted, a facility designated by a State as a critical access hospital would keep that designation. This would apply even if a later road or bridge project changed the hospital's distance eligibility. The bill would apply when the improvement was completed on or after the hospital's designation…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9163 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9163)

## 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-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [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)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9163 (as of 2026-07-25).