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Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Minority Fellowship Program.
Summary
This bill reauthorizes the Minority Fellowship Program, a federal program that supports graduate training for individuals from underrepresented minority backgrounds in health professions. The bill authorizes $27 million in funding for each fiscal year from 2028 through 2032 for the program.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bonnie Watson Coleman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BEIGENE $13,400
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $11,150
- WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON $8,600
- NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF HEALTH $7,600
- GHO VENTURES, LLC $7,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bonnie Watson Coleman → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 26, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- May 26, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 26, 2026
Mrs. Watson Coleman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Minority Fellowship Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
Section 597(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297ll(c)) is amended by inserting “, and $27,000,000 for each fiscal years 2028 through 2032” after “2027”. <all>
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