S. 1036 · Where this bill is now
Became law through another bill
Its text was included in H.R. 2483, Public Law 119-44 (per the Congressional Research Service). This bill number itself: In committee.
See H.R. 2483 on Congress.gov ↗
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFunds addiction medicine training for minority doctors
Right now, a federal program called the Minority Fellowship Program funds training for people who want to work on mental health and substance use issues in minority communities. This bill adds addiction medicine as a field that the program can support. So people pursuing specialized training in addiction medicine could get fellowships to help them prepare for careers treating addiction in underserved communities.
How it affects you
If you're from a racial or ethnic minority background and interested in specializing in addiction medicine, you'd have access to funding to support your training. More broadly, communities with high rates of addiction may benefit from having more doctors trained specifically to treat addiction.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 13, 2025)
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.)
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1036
A BILL
Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act
Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) · Introduced Mar 13, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 13, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.”