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State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the State offices of rural health program.
Summary
This bill reauthorizes the State offices of rural health program under the Public Health Service Act. The bill authorizes $12.5 million annually for the program in fiscal years 2023 through 2027. It increases the authorization to $13.5 million annually for fiscal years 2028 through 2032.
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Actions (2)
- Mar 17, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Mar 17, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2026
Ms. Fedorchak (for herself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the State offices of rural health program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. STATE OFFICES OF RURAL HEALTH.
Paragraph (1) of section 338J(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254r(i)) is amended to read as follows:
“(1) In general.—For the purpose of making grants under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated—
“(A) $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027; and
“(B) $13,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2032.”. <all>
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