# 119-hr-2106: Expanding Medical Education Act

119-hr-2106, Expanding Medical Education Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2106
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding Medical Education Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Expand medical schools in underserved areas.** This bill would create a new grant program under Title VII to help establish, improve, or expand schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, and branch campuses.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to expand medical schools in underserved areas: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would give grants to colleges to start or grow medical schools and branch campuses. Priority would go to places with no medical school that are medically underserved or shortage areas, and to some minority-serving colleges. Grants could fund planning, construction, accreditation, hi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2106 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2106)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2106 (as of 2026-10-16).