Carol Miller (R-WV)
Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 9 Democratic cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act. This bill authorizes grant programs to establish new rural residency programs or add new training sites to existing ones. It also establishes a technical assistance program to help current and potential applicants. Eligible entities can include various public, private, nonprofit, or for-profit organizations, as well as Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations. The bill authorizes $12,700,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +7
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill specifically targets the establishment and expansion of physician residency programs in rural communities.
- Scored +5
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill explicitly includes Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations as eligible entities for these medical training grants.
- Scored +5
Does this invest in rural communities?
The bill invests in the development of medical residency programs and training sites within rural areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Establishment of new medical training pathways: The Secretary can award grants to create new rural residency programs or expand existing ones, which focuses on areas like general primary care, high-need specialties, and maternal health (Section 2, subsection (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(B)).
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Support for specific medical needs: The program targets critical fields such as family medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics or gynecology (Section 2, subsection (a)(2)(B)).
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Technical assistance for organizations: A technical assistance program is authorized to help entities apply for and manage these programs (Section 2, subsection (b)(1)(A)).
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Broad eligibility for community organizations: The bill allows a wide range of groups, including rural hospitals, health clinics, Indian Tribes, and community-based organizations, to apply for these grants (Section 2, subsection (c)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets the establishment and expansion of physician residency programs in rural communities. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill explicitly includes Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations as eligible entities for these medical training grants. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Expanding rural health services can improve access to care for low-income residents in these areas. Would Black Americans be better off under this? — The bill includes historically Black colleges or universities as potential eligible entities for medical education consortiums.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill invests in the development of medical residency programs and training sites within rural areas.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill increases maternal health and obstetrics training opportunities in rural communities.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The bill specifically allows graduate medical education consortiums, including historically Black colleges or universities, to be eligible entities.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make college cost less? — The bill supports medical training pathways that can be utilized by institutions of higher education.
- 9/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/16/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/9/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/4/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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