# 119-hr-9970: RESCUE Act of 2026

119-hr-9970, RESCUE Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9970
- Congress: 119
- Title: RESCUE Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Creates a permanent, data-driven system to rebase and update Medicare payments for ground and air ambulance services.** It would anchor 2028 payment values to recent cost, labor, and uncompensated care data and set regular updates driven by triennial data reviews and CPI changes in non-data years.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher Medicare payments for ambulance rides: benefit, medium. This bill would change how Medicare pays for ground and air ambulance rides. It would reset payment amounts for services in 2028 to reflect providers' recent costs, including labor and uncompensated care. Starting in 2029, payments would be updated either by a three-year, data-based recalculation (…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9970 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9970)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [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-9970 (as of 2026-10-24).