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S. 2287 Senate Health

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

Committee Consideration
Introduced
Jul 15, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on health, education, labor, and pensions. hearings held on Mar 19, 2026.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Jul 15, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Jul 15, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Mar 19, 2026

Cosponsors

23

Subjects

Employment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationInternet, web applications, social mediaLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical educationNursingResearch administration and funding

Committees

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
    • [Hearings By (full committee), Mar 19, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Jul 15, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Jul 15, 2025]

Summary

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training ActThis bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions relating to palliative-care training.Specifically, HHS must provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Programs. The programs must support the training of health professionals in palliative and hospice care, including through traineeships or fellowships.In addition, HHS may provide support to medical schools, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical-education programs for training physicians who plan to teach or practice palliative medicine.HHS must also (1) provide Palliative Care and Hospice Academic Career Awards to health professional schools to promote the career development of academic hospice and palliative care specialists, (2) support individuals in specified fields who are pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields, and (3) award grants to nursing programs to train individuals in providing palliative care.The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality may disseminate information to inform patients, families, and health professionals about the benefits of palliative care.The National Institutes of Health must expand national research programs in palliative care.

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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Related Bills

  • Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (Identical bill)

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