House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
Official title: To require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Erin Houchin R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9908.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HOUCHIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 121, July 23, 2026, Page H5198):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9908, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9908
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erin Houchin.
- H.R. 9191 (119th) National Fossil Act of 2026
- H.R. 5184 (119th) Affordable HOMES Act
- H.R. 7890 (119th) Science of Reading Act of 2026
- H.R. 2399 (119th) Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
- H.Res. 1131 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…
- H.Res. 1333 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug…
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.