# 119-s-1036: Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act

119-s-1036, Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1036
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**Adds addiction medicine to the Minority Fellowship Program** to support training of a more diverse addiction medicine workforce. The bill would amend Section 597 of the Public Health Service Act to let fellowships cover training in addiction medicine and related diagnosis topics by inserting the word "diagnosis" after "related to" and adding "addiction medicine" after "psychiatry" in the program's eligibility language.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More fellowships for addiction medicine trainees: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would expand an existing Minority Fellowship Program. It would add "diagnosis" topics and "addiction medicine" as eligible training fields. Trainees in addiction medicine would be able to seek those fellowship awards. The text does not set funding, an effective date, or new pr…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
- 119-s-1961: LAUNCH Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1036 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1036)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-836)
- [119-s-1961: LAUNCH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1961)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1036 (as of 2026-06-26).