# 119-s-5232: Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2026

119-s-5232, Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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- As of: 2026-08-22
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5232
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Expand rural physician residency programs** by creating two new Health and Human Services grant programs for rural residency planning, development, and technical assistance. The bill would fund new rural training sites and add rural tracks to existing residency programs while offering technical help to applicants and awardees. - Rural hospitals, clinics, and community health centers could receive grants to establish or expand accredited rural residency programs or add rural training sites. Grants for program development would have an initial 3-year term and technical assistance grants a 4-year term, each extendable by the Secretary. - Medical residents would train more than 50 percent of their time in rural areas under programs focused on producing physicians who will practice in rural communities. Funded pathways must cover general primary care and specified high-need specialties, including maternal health and obstetrics. - A wide range of entities are eligible to apply, including Tribal governments and organizations, graduate medical education consortia, faith-based and community groups, for-profit and nonprofit entities, and rural ambulatory centers. *This bill would authorize $12.7 million per year from 2027 through 2031, totaling $63.5 million in new federal spending over that period, increasing federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to Build Rural Doctor Residencies: benefit, low. This bill would create two grant programs to build rural physician residency training. The Secretary would award core grants to start new rural residency programs or add rural training sites to existing rural tracks. Core grants would run three years and technical assistance grants would run four y…

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- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5232 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5232)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5232 (as of 2026-08-22).