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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Tammy Baldwin

Democrat · WI · Senator

Votes with party: 84.8% (887 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001230

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (23)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

2026-03-19

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsHearings By (full committee) · 2026-03-19

Previously

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeHearings By (full committee) · 2026-03-19
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-15
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2025-07-15

Plain-English Summary

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions relating to palliative-care training. Specifically, HHS must provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Programs. The programs must support the training of health professionals in palliative and hospice care, including through traineeships or fellowships. In addition, HHS may provide support to medical schools, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical-education programs for training physicians who plan to teach or practice palliative medicine. HHS must also (1) provide Palliative Care and Hospice Academic Career Awards to health professional schools to promote the career development of academic hospice and palliative care specialists, (2) support individuals in specified fields who are pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields, and (3) award grants to nursing programs to train individuals in providing palliative care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality may disseminate information to inform patients, families, and health professionals about the benefits of palliative care. The National Institutes of Health must expand national research programs in palliative care.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health

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