Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7514 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7514 To authorize rural health facilities to use certain Federal agricultural credit assistance for the purpose of refinancing debt obligations, updating necessary services, technology, and equipment, and supporting ancillary needs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2026 Ms. Salinas (for herself, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize rural health facilities to use certain Federal agricultural credit assistance for the purpose of refinancing debt obligations, updating necessary services, technology, and equipment, and supporting ancillary needs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization Act''. SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR DISTRESSED RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. (a) In General.--Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922-1936c) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 310J. ASSISTANCE FOR DISTRESSED RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. ``(a) In General.--A health care facility, including a hospital, behavioral health facility, health care clinic (including a mobile health care clinic), home health agency, and long-term care facility, in a rural area may use assistance provided under section 306(a) for a community facility, or under section 310B, to-- ``(1) refinance a debt obligation; ``(2) update a telehealth, equipment, or online database; or ``(3) support ancillary needs, including operating expenses and reserve funds. ``(b) Limitations.--A facility may