# 119-hr-4425: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

119-hr-4425, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4425
- Congress: 119
- Title: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Grows the palliative care and hospice workforce and boosts public education about palliative care.** The bill creates coordinated grant and training programs, nursing grants, career incentives, and an NIH research strategy to expand clinical teams and outreach.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NIH plan and reports on palliative research: benefit, medium. If enacted, NIH would create a cross‑agency plan to grow palliative care research. The plan would cover cancers; heart, lung, kidney, liver, infectious, and neurodegenerative diseases. NIH reports would start tracking palliative care research on January 1, 2026.
- Palliative care info for patients and families: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Director could post clear palliative care information for patients, families, and clinicians. Materials would explain services, when they can be used alongside curative care, and team roles. Content would be posted on federal websites and tailored for Medicare, Medicaid, VA, underse…
- Career and training awards for clinicians: benefit, low. If enacted, medical schools and hospitals could get grants to train physicians in hospice and palliative medicine. Training would be based in an ACGME‑accredited fellowship with rotations across hospital, hospice, home, and community settings. Physicians could join a 1‑year retraining program or a…
- Grants to train palliative care teams: benefit, low. If enacted, the government would fund training for palliative and hospice teams. About $15 million per year would support programs from FY2026 to FY2030. Nursing and nurse assistant programs could get another $5 million per year. Short fellowships would be capped at $150,000 each, with up to 24 awa…
- No funds or care to cause death: mixed, low. If enacted, providers could not use palliative or hospice care to cause or help cause a patient's death. Money from this Act could not be used to provide, promote, or train on services that federal law already bars funding for under 42 U.S.C. 14402.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4425 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4425)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4425 (as of 2026-09-21).