# 119-s-1282: Rural Development Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act of 2025

119-s-1282, Rural Development Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1282
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Development Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**This bill would create a USDA Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program to provide tailored training and support that helps small-town hospitals improve finances, operations, and clinical systems.** It focuses on practical development needs like construction, telehealth expansion, and electronic health record upgrades. - Hospitals and rural providers: Eligible hospital facilities in areas of 50,000 people or fewer would get hands-on technical assistance and training to identify development needs and build action plans. The program would prioritize facilities that already borrow from or receive grants through USDA rural assistance programs. - Patients and communities: The bill aims to strengthen local health care delivery and reduce the risk of closures by supporting financial and operational improvements at rural hospitals and clinics. - USDA operations and access to funds: USDA would run the program directly or via grants and contracts and help facilities identify and apply for USDA loans and grants they qualify for. *Would authorize up to $2.0 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out the program, increasing potential federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Technical help for rural hospitals: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would create a Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program. It would give tailored help and training to eligible rural hospitals and clinics. Help could include finance and operations plans, telehealth or electronic health record upgrades, and applying for U…
- Up to $2M yearly for program: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would authorize up to $2,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out the rural hospital help program. Congress would still need to appropriate the funds.

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- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-1282 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1282)

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- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1282 (as of 2026-07-29).