119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 23, 2026
Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
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Latest action (Jul 23, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jul 23, 2026)
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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$3,840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 1874, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 2169 / H.R. 9908, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 5283 / S. 2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S. 3315, Health Care C…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
…SUSTAIN 340B Act H.R. 9599 SECURE 340B Act Issues related to hospital closures issues related to health care workforce Issues related to hospital cybersecurity H.R. 9908, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act S.3315 Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026 S.5443, Health Infrastructure Security and Accountabi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing