# 119-s-3206: Transgender Health Care Access Act

119-s-3206, Transgender Health Care Access Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3206
- Congress: 119
- Title: Transgender Health Care Access Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand access to gender‑affirming care** by funding curricula, workforce training, and clinic capacity across medical education, community health centers, and rural provider networks. - Transgender people and families: Would increase availability of evidence-based gender-affirming services and supplies across medical, behavioral, surgical, psychiatric, diagnostic, preventive, rehabilitative, and supportive care, and explicitly excludes conversion therapy. - Trainees and clinicians: Would fund development and national dissemination of model curricula and a training demonstration for residents, fellows, and a broad range of health professionals, with priority for programs experienced in transgender care. Demonstration grants must run at least five years. - Community and rural providers: Would fund multi-year grants to HRSA-designated community health centers, tribal and urban Indian health facilities to expand direct care capacity. A separate rural training initiative would support collaborative networks that include critical access hospitals and federally qualified health centers. - Researchers and policymakers: Directs the National Library of Medicine and NIH to aid dissemination and requires a report to Congress within two years on progress, health equity for transgender populations, and workforce recommendations. *Authorizes federal funding of $10 million annually for curriculum development, $15 million annually for the training demonstration, $15 million annually for community health center capacity, and $5 million annually for rural training for FY2026–2030.*

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More gender-affirming care at community centers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would give grants through HRSA to expand community health centers' ability to provide gender-affirming care. Grants would last at least three years. Eligible recipients include teaching health centers, FQHCs, community mental health centers, rural clinics, IHS/Tribal/Urban…
- Training grants for clinicians and trainees: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would run a training demonstration program to teach residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and social workers to provide gender-affirming care. Grants would support academic programs, clinical training, and faculty…
- Definition of gender-affirming care: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define 'gender-affirming care' for the Act. The definition would cover medical, mental health, surgical, and supportive services and medicines for treating gender dysphoria. The definition would also say conversion therapy is excluded. This definition would guide what the…
- Model curricula for gender-affirming care: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would award grants to health professions schools and training sites to develop and test model curricula on gender-affirming care. Curricula could include classroom work, clinical training, simulated patients, and community-based learning. Grant periods would be three years…
- Rural networks for gender-affirming care: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would fund collaborative networks to improve gender-affirming care in rural areas. Grants could help rural providers get extra training, provider-to-provider education, outreach, and patient education. Eligible entities include critical access hospitals, FQHCs, health prof…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3206 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3206)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3206 (as of 2026-04-21).