H.R. 7409
119th Congress
House
Defend Rural Health Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the geographic reclassification of certain hospitals under the Medicare program.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
- AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
- CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
- AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Bodies those filers lobbied
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- White House Office
- Education, Dept of
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7409: Defend Rural Health Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7409/
"H.R. 7409: Defend Rural Health Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7409/.
H.R. 7409, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7409/.
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