Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Jun 4, 2026
What it does
The bill would amend the Social Security Act to prevent critical access hospitals from losing their federal designation due to roadway or transportation infrastructure improvements completed after their initial designation. It specifically ensures that facilities that would otherwise qualify as critical access hospitals—based on distance and other criteria—are not disqualified simply because a highway, road, bridge, overpass, or tunnel was built, widened, or modified nearby. The change applies retroactively to any facility that was ever designated as a critical access hospital by a state and would still meet the distance requirement but for such infrastructure improvements. The bill was…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.