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H.R. 8891

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8891, the Rural MOMS Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on May 19, 2026 by Rep. Randy Feenstra (R) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 8891 has 15 co-sponsors.

hb8891/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8891 IH: Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8891  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 19, 2026   Mr. Feenstra  (for himself,  Mr. LaHood ,  Ms. Tokuda , and  Ms. Schrier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act of 2026   or the   Rural MOMS Act of 2026  .
2.
Excluding certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program
Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(iii) ) is amended by inserting  and not including any beds which are used solely for labor and delivery  after  as the Secretary may establish .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-05-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.

Sponsors

Rep. Randy Feenstra (R) sponsors H.R. 8891, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8891 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · May 19, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8891 has taken 2 actions since May 19, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 19, 2026
House
Introduced in House
May 19, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 8891 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8891 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Rural MOMS Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Rural MOMS Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 28 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8891 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 28.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AARON WESOLOWSKI111
ADRIENNE THOMAS111
AIMEE KUHLMAN111
AKINLUWA DEMEHIN111
ARIEL LEVIN111
ASHLEY THOMPSON111
BENJAMIN FINDER111
BHARATH KRISHNAMURTHY111
CAITLIN GILLOOLEY111
DEVIN GERZOF111
EDUARDO SACASA111
JASON KLEINMAN111
JENNIFER HOLLOMAN111
JOANNA KIM111
JONATHAN GOLD111
KRISTINA WEGER111
KRISTIN HORVATH111
LISA (KIDDER) HROBSKY111
MEGAN CUNDARI111
MOLLY SMITH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$4.5M2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8891 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8891’s is Health.

hr8891/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8891, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FEENSTRA:H.R. 8891.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3628]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com