# 119-s-2673: MEDIC Careers Act of 2025

119-s-2673, MEDIC Careers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2673
- As of: 2026-06-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2673
- Congress: 119
- Title: MEDIC Careers Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-27

## Summary

**Help military medics move into civilian health care careers.** The bill would require DoD and DHS to produce coordinated recommendations on credentialing and licensing and would create a pilot to place separating medics in underserved health facilities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilot grants to hire medics: benefit, low. If enacted, the Department of Defense would run a three-year pilot to help hire and train separating or recently separated service members for health jobs. Nonprofit clinics, nursing homes, federally qualified health centers, and similar providers in medically underserved areas could apply for gran…
- Recommendations to help military medics: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary concerned would study barriers that stop military medics from getting civilian health credentials. The study would look at translating military credentials, standardizing equivalents, bridge programs, SkillBridge timing, and state licensing rules. The Secretary must consul…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1330: BRAIN Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2673 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2673)

## Related
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1330: BRAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1330)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2673 (as of 2026-06-27).