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Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Minority Fellowship Program to include fellowships for training in the field of addiction medicine. (The Minority Fellowship Program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, funds fellowships for individuals seeking graduate degrees and planning to work on addressing mental or substance use disorders in racial and ethnic minority populations.)
Action Timeline
2025-03-13
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-03-13
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1036 pass?
S.1036 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 43%.
What does S.1036 do?
Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Minority Fellowship Program to include fellowships for training in the field of addiction medicine. (The Minority Fellowship Program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, funds fellowships for individuals seeking graduate degrees and planning to work on addressing mental or substance use disorders in racial and ethnic minority populations.)
Who sponsored S.1036?
S.1036 was sponsored by John Cornyn (R-Texas).
Full Bill Text
119 S1036 IS: Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-13 text/xml EN 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. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1036 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize fellowships under the Minority Fellowship Program to be awarded for training for professionals in the addiction medicine field. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act . 2. Minority Fellowship Program Section 597 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ll ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting diagnosis, after related to ; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting addiction medicine, after psychiatry, .
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