Community TEAMS Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Curtis, John R. [R-UT]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a federal grant program to expand community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. It supports clinical rotations in local health facilities to encourage long-term physician practice in high-need areas.
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- Medical schools and students: Consortia led by one or more allopathic or osteopathic schools could get grants to increase community-based clinical rotations. Grants may run 1 to 5 years.
- Rural clinics and community health centers: Rural health clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and local health facilities in underserved areas can partner to host rotations and build training capacity.
- Communities and patients: Grant applications must show how projects increase access to quality care, include evaluation plans, and describe how programs will be sustained after federal support ends.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More medical training in rural areas
If enacted, the bill would create a new grant program to expand community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved areas. The Director would award grants to eligible consortia to support clinical rotations, including outpatient sites. Grants would run 1 to 5 years, as the Director decides. Eligible applicants would be a consortium with at least one medical school and at least one rural health clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center, or facility in a medically underserved community. Applications would need to consult the State office of rural health and include a project description, why federal help is needed, quality improvement and evaluation plans, a sustainability plan, and other Director-required information.
Shifted covered period to 2026–2030
If enacted, the bill would change the calendar window in the referenced subsection from "2021 through 2025" to "2026 through 2030." This would take effect upon enactment. The change would move when any rules, authorities, or eligibility tied to that period apply.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Curtis, John R. [R-UT]
UT • R
Cosponsors
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
ME • I
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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