{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-9908","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":9908,"title":"Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-07-23","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001093","fullName":"Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]","party":"R","state":"IN","district":9}],"cosponsorsCount":5,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-23","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-23","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Among other topics, the strategy must consider (1) partnerships&nbsp;between rural hospitals, hospitals that are not rural hospitals, educational institutions, and private nonprofit or for-profit entities; and (2)&nbsp;the development of a cybersecurity curriculum for use in rural educational institutions.&nbsp;HHS must annually brief Congress on the strategy and any programs or initiatives established thereunder.</p><p>Additionally,&nbsp;HHS must disseminate free materials that rural hospitals may use to train staff about cybersecurity.</p>","updateDate":"2026-08-10T13:51:16Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":316,"ts":"2026-08-28T10:44:32.602Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Rural%20Hospital%20Cybersecurity%20Enhancement%20Act"}]}}