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S. 2169 119th Congress Senate

Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

Official title: A bill to require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2025 Introduced by: Josh Hawley Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Computer security and identity theftHealth facilities and institutionsHigher educationRural conditions and developmentVocational and technical education
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Jan 28, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jan 28, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.
Jan 15, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.

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Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a workforce development strategy to address the need for cybersecurity professionals in rural hospitals.

Among other topics, the strategy must consider (1) partnerships between rural hospitals, hospitals that are not rural hospitals, educational institutions, and private nonprofit or for-profit entities; and (2) the development of a cybersecurity curriculum for use in rural educational institutions. HHS must annually brief Congress on the strategy and any programs or initiatives established thereunder.

Additionally, HHS must disseminate free materials that rural hospitals may use to train staff about cybersecurity.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9908 Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 10, 2026
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Nov 19, 2025
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 22, 2025
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Jun 26, 2025
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 25, 2025
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Jun 25, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2169: Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2169/
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"S. 2169: Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2169/.
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S. 2169, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2169/.
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