Improve access to medical services and healthcare technology for people living in rural communities.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Rural Health Innovation Act of 2025?
The Rural Health Innovation Act of 2026 is active as S. 4204 and was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 24, 2026. The committee members must decide to hold a vote to move the bill forward, but the binding constraint is that most bills never receive a committee vote. History shows that committee inaction is the most common way for legislation to end.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Rural Health Innovation Act of 2025 (H.R. 1480 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since February 2025
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 1712 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1712 (118th) →Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 953 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 953 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
David Kustoff (R-TN)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.
