3.0.0 9908 2026-08-10T13:51:16Z 2026-08-10T13:51:16Z House H HR 2026-07-23 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9908 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HOUCHIN:H.R. 9908.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H5198]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-23T13:05:35Z Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 119 2169 S 2026-01-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309. Related bill CRS 2026-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2026-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001093 Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] Erin Houchin R IN 9 N S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2026-07-23 True T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2026-07-23 True T000487 Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] Jill Tokuda D HI N. 2 2026-07-23 True M001227 Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] Jennifer McClellan D VA L. 4 2026-07-23 True S001229 Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] Jefferson Shreve R IN 6 2026-07-23 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2026-08-05T16:04:57Z 00 2026-07-23 Introduced in House 2026-08-10T13:51:08Z 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.

]]> Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act Display Title 45 Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 2026-07-30T03:23:24Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 2026-07-30T03:23:22Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and for other purposes. 2026-07-30T03:18:48Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9908ih/xml/BILLS-119hr9908ih.xml 2026-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.