Community TEAMS Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Mar 4, 2026
What it does
The Community TEAMS Act of 2026 would amend the Public Health Service Act to create a grant program supporting community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved areas. The bill authorizes the Director to award grants to consortia of medical schools and local health care facilities—such as rural health clinics or Federally Qualified Health Centers—to expand clinical rotations and improve long-term physician availability in high-need communities. Grants would last 1 to 5 years and require applicants to submit detailed plans covering project design, quality improvement, access expansion, sustainability, and evaluation. The legislation also updates related…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.