H.R. 8109 119th Congress House

Save Struggling Hospitals Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify the Medicare low-wage index hospital policy.

Introduced: March 26, 2026 Introduced by: David Kustoff Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Health

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Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 26, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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What's happening now March 26, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for BALLAD HEALTH · Tennessee · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
for ALABAMA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · Alabama · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
for ALABAMA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · Alabama · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for BALLAD HEALTH · Tennessee · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for BALLAD HEALTH · Tennessee · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
5 filings
SENATE
4 filings

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Cosponsors 6

Griffith, H. Morgan

Virginia · Aug 31, 2026

DesJarlais, Scott

Tennessee · Apr 28, 2026

Figures, Shomari

Alabama · Apr 21, 2026

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Apr 21, 2026

Harshbarger, Diana

Tennessee · Apr 13, 2026

Sewell, Terri A.

Alabama · Mar 26, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8109: Save Struggling Hospitals Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8109/

MLA

"H.R. 8109: Save Struggling Hospitals Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8109/.

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H.R. 8109, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8109/.

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