# 119-hr-6468: Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025

119-hr-6468, Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6468
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expand rural physician training.** This bill would create two grant programs to help start and support physician residency programs that train doctors for rural areas and provide technical assistance to those efforts. - Families in rural areas: Helps bring more physicians to rural communities by funding residency programs that train residents in rural areas for more than 50 percent of their residency. - Rural hospitals and clinics: Enables rural hospitals, rural health clinics, and community health centers to apply for grants to establish new rural residencies or add rural training sites. Grants can be fully funded at award and run for an initial 3-year term for program grants and a 4-year term for technical assistance grants. - Medical schools, tribal organizations, and workforce partners: Broad eligibility includes schools of medicine, historically Black colleges and universities, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, graduate medical education consortia, nonprofits, and for-profits to apply for planning or technical assistance support. *Would authorize $12.7 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030 for these programs, with amounts available until expended, increasing federal appropriations for rural residency development.*

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to create rural doctor residencies: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create two grant programs to start and expand rural physician residency training. Congress would authorize $12.7 million for each year from fiscal years 2026 through 2030, and those funds would remain available until spent. Residency grants would have an initial 3-year te…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care 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

## Sources
- [119-hr-6468 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6468)

## Related
- [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6468 (as of 2026-09-21).