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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3063 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to make grants to assist rural hospitals, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2025 
Mr. FIGURES (for himself, Mr. JACK, and Ms. SEWELL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants 
to assist rural hospitals, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Hospital Sta-
bilization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO ASSIST RURAL HOSPITALS. 
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 330A–2 (42 
U.S.C. 254c–1b) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 330A–3. GRANTS TO ASSIST RURAL HOSPITALS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Director of the Office of Rural 
Health Policy of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, may make grants under this section to rural 
hospitals— 
‘‘(1) for projects to acquire, repair, and up-
grade the systems, facilities, and equipment of rural 
hospitals; and 
‘‘(2) to provide financial assistance to be used 
toward the operational costs of rural hospitals, in-
cluding payroll expenses (except payroll expenses as-
sociated with hospital leadership positions) and debt 
payments. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a rural hospital shall submit to 
the Secretary an application, at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the projects and expenses 
that will receive funding under the grant; 
‘‘(2) a description of the manner in which the 
projects and expenses funded under the grant will 
address the financial needs of the hospital; 
‘‘(3) a description of how the projects and ex-
penses funded under the grant will help ensure that 
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residents of rural areas maintain access to hospital 
services; 
‘‘(4) a plan for sustaining projects and covering 
expenses at the hospital after Federal support under 
this section has ended; and 
‘‘(5) such other information as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AGGREGATE GRANT AMOUNT.—A 
rural hospital may receive not more that $5,000,000, in 
the aggregate, in grant funds under this section for any 
five-year period. 
‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement 
and not supplant other Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
funds available for the grant purposes described in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(e) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report on the activities and 
outcomes of the grant program carried out under this sec-
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