{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8967","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8967,"title":"Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-05-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000446","fullName":"Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]","party":"R","state":"IA","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":19,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-05-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-05-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization</strong></p><p>This bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The&nbsp;program tests the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement under Medicare for small rural hospitals that are too large to qualify for special payment as critical access hospitals.</p><p>The bill specifies that hospitals that participate in the program between December 30, 2024, and January 1, 2027, may continue to participate during the five-year extension period.</p>","updateDate":"2026-06-29T19:31:09Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":321,"ts":"2026-07-14T03:12:53.443Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Rural%20Community%20Hospital%20Demonstration%20Program%20Reauthorizati"}]}}