S 1036

Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act

Summary

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.) 

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Cosponsors
1
Policy area
Health
Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-03-13: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-03-13: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2025-03-13: Introduced in Senate