# 119-hr-5428: Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2025

119-hr-5428, Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5428
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Expand primary care in Tribal, rural, and medically underserved communities.** This bill would create a new Health Resources and Services Administration grant program that funds accredited public medical schools to train and encourage students to become primary care physicians for those communities.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants and scholarships for medical students: benefit, low. This bill would create a federal grant program for public colleges that train medical students in states with top‑quartile projected primary care shortages. Priority would go to schools in states with at least two Indian Tribes and with qualifying partnerships. Grants could last up to 5 years and m…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5428 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5428)

## Related
- [119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7148)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5428 (as of 2026-10-22).