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Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-25
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
Republican · MO · Senator
Votes with party: 72.1% (822 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$382k

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Cosponsors (6)

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.

2026-01-28

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Plain-English Summary

Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a workforce development strategy to address the need for cybersecurity professionals in rural hospitals. Among other topics, the strategy must consider (1) partnerships between rural hospitals, hospitals that are not rural hospitals, educational institutions, and private nonprofit or for-profit entities; and (2) the development of a cybersecurity curriculum for use in rural educational institutions. HHS must annually brief Congress on the strategy and any programs or initiatives established thereunder. Additionally, HHS must disseminate free materials that rural hospitals may use to train staff about cybersecurity.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Science, Technology, Communications
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