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H.R. 801 117th Congress House

Expanding Medical Education Act

Official title: To establish a grant program to support schools of medicine and schools of osteopathic medicine in underserved areas.

Introduced: June 14, 2021 Introduced by: Jim Costa Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H335)
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 Latest action February 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Medical Education Act

This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia of such institutions, to establish or expand medical schools.

In awarding these grants, HRSA must prioritize minority-serving institutions or those that propose to establish or expand schools in medically underserved communities or areas with shortages of health professionals where no such schools exist.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4985 Reintroduced Bill Expanding Medical Education Act
  • S 4486 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • S 3422 Expanding Medical Education Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 24, 2021
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 22, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 8, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 23, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 23, 2021
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Mar 23, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 23, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Mar 23, 2021
Trone, David
· Mar 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 801: Expanding Medical Education Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-801/
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"H.R. 801: Expanding Medical Education Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-801/.
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H.R. 801, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-801/.
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