Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
- Last Action
- 1/28/2026
Actions
- 2026-01-28Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.
- 2026-01-28Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2026-01-28Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2026-01-15Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2025-06-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2025-06-25Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2026-01-28 (25)
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.
Cosponsors (6)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Subjects
- Computer security and identity theft
- Health facilities and institutions
- Higher education
- Rural conditions and development
- Vocational and technical education
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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