EMPOWER for Health Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4110 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4110 To revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2026 Mr. Reed (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act. 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 ``Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act'' or the ``EMPOWER for Health Act''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 736(i) (42 U.S.C. 293(i)), by striking ``$23,711,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``$28,422,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''; (2) in section 740 (42 U.S.C. 293d)-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``$51,470,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``$55,014,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''; (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``appropriated, $1,190,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``appropriated $2,310,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''; (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''; and (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``Sep