Provide financial assistance to rural hospitals to prevent them from closing.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025?
The Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025, known as H.R. 6240, has remained in the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees since November 19, 2025. The House committees must take action for the bill to move forward, but committee inaction is the most common way legislation ends in Congress. Because no action has occurred for seven months, the bill faces the same hurdle that stops the vast majority of proposed laws.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025 (H.R. 6240 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since November 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 S. 1571 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 1571 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Eugene Vindman (D-VA)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.