Streamline Emergency Care Act

The Streamline Emergency Care Act would create a federal grant program under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), within the Department of Health and Human Services. It authorizes grants to nonprofit health care providers that already operate an emergency department (ED) to expand, modernize, or streamline ED operations. Each grant can be up to $500,000, and funds may be used for hiring and retaining ED staff, upgrading ED capacity and patient flow (through renovations, new processes, or equipment), and providing triage and related training to boost the capacity of existing personnel. The program would receive $20 million per year from 2026 through 2030. A report evaluating the program’s effectiveness would be due to Congress within three fiscal years after enactment. The bill establishes eligibility strictly for nonprofit EDs already in operation, and does not specify the application process in detail.