House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act
Official title: To amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that rural emergency hospitals are treated as outpatient hospitals for purposes of Medicaid payment, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 2, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 2, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4277.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 114, July 2, 2025, Page H3189):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- Statement length
- 32 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4277, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4277
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 30, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Davis.
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- H.R. 2707 (119th) Protecting American Families and Servicemembers from Anthrax Act
- H.R. 5939 (119th) USMC Helicopter Support in Vietnam Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 1858 (119th) Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.