House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Eugene Vindman D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 20, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 20, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6240.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VINDMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 196, November 20, 2025, Page H4878):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6240, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6240
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), Tracey Mann (R-KS), James Moylan (R-GU).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eugene Vindman.
- H.R. 10297 (119th) El Salvador TPS Act of 2026
- H.R. 5415 (119th) Nitazene Control Act of 2025
- H.R. 3743 (119th) Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025
- H.R. 5614 (119th) If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025
- H.R. 8667 (119th) MISSION Rx Act
- H.R. 1973 (119th) No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.