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S. 1036Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act

Sponsored by John CornynSen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Introduced March 13, 2025

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The bill expands the Minority Fellowship Program so that it can fund training for health professionals in addiction medicine. By updating the Public Health Service Act, it aims to increase the number of qualified addiction‑medicine providers, especially from under‑represented minority groups.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the Public Health Service Act’s Minority Fellowship Program to allow fellowships to be awarded for training in addiction medicine.
  • Specifically, adds the word “diagnosis” after “related to” in subsection (a)(1) and inserts “addiction medicine” after “psychiatry” in subsection (b).

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

March 13, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

March 13, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

March 13, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 13, 2025

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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act.

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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,.