119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 17, 2026
EMPOWER for Health Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jul 28, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Jul 28, 2026)
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act or the EMPOWER for Health Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises a range of programs that provide funding and other resources to support recruiting, training, and retaining individuals to work or teach in the health professions. These programs are administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
For instance, the bill revises an educational loan repayment program for certain pediatric health specialists that agree to practice in areas with shortages of such specialists. The bill (1) requires direct clinical care to comprise at least half of the required service hours, (2) broadens the eligible specialties to include any pediatric mental or behavioral health discipline HRSA determines appropriate, and (3) specifically authorizes focusing care on children enrolled in Medicaid.
Also, the bill specifically authorizes grants to entities such as states and health professions schools for supporting the nursing workforce by providing analysis, technical assistance, and best practices for alleviating nursing workforce shortages.
Finally, the bill expands grants for recruiting youth into public health careers to include outreach to middle school students (current law only includes outreach to high school students).
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1093)
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…pacity for Care Act H.R. 3333, Magnifying Opportunities to Recruit and Educate (MORE) Nurses Act H.R. 3884/S. 2011, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act H.R. 7092/S. 4061, Raising Awareness for Youth Suic…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…. 1924, Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act H.R. 3701, Family Vaccine Protection Act H.R. 3884/S. 2011, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act H.R. 4340/S. 921, Tyler's Law H.R. 4564, Dillons La…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…dling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act S. 2954, Healthcare Workforce Expansion Act of 2025 S. 4370, the Primary Care Team Education Centers Act S. 4110/H.R.4262, the EMPOWER for Health Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER) · lobbying firm or registrant: NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…iations Priorities (NIH, NCI, CDC, HRSA) - Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S.1600) - Title VII & VIII Funding Support - EMPOWER for Health Act (H.R 4262/S. 4110) - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 4731/S.2439) - Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver - Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Eligibility
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF POLSINELLI PC · lobbying firm or registrant: TSG ADVOCATES DC, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Workforce development and clinical training site issues; Issues pertaining to Title VII Reauthorization (H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$431,446
Spent on own lobbying
…of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resou…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
EMPOWER for Health Act (S.4110 ), support for provisions reauthorizing the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$203,130
Spent on own lobbying
…ovide for a health care workforce innovation program. S.4109 - A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes S.4110 - A bill to revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act H.R.7961 - Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 4262 - To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. S.4110 - EMPOWER for Health Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · lobbying firm or registrant: KRISTINE BLACKWOOD LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes, Energy & Commerce Committee draft for Title VII programs reauthorization; S.4110, EMPOWER for Health Act; and S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act). Support for research programs at the National Institute on Aging on drivers of chro…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: RUBIN HEALTH POLICY CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$33,750
Paid to lobbying firm
…research, including: proposals related to the reauthorization of HRSA Title VII and VIII health care workforce programs including the "EMPOWER for Health Act (S. 4110)", the "Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 2439/H.R. 4731)", the "Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (H.R. 9504)", The "Lower Costs, More Transpar…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$29,067
Paid to lobbying firm
…pacity for Care Act H.R. 3333, Magnifying Opportunities to Recruit and Educate (MORE) Nurses Act H.R. 3884/S. 2011, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act H.R. 7092/S. 4061, Raising Awareness for Youth Suic…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…. 1924, Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act H.R. 3701, Family Vaccine Protection Act H.R. 3884/S. 2011, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act H.R. 4340/S. 921, Tyler's Law H.R. 4564, Dillons La…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF POLSINELLI PC · lobbying firm or registrant: TSG ADVOCATES DC, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$13,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Workforce development and clinical training site issues; Issues pertaining to Title VII Reauthorization (H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
Amount not reported
Preventive medicine and public health residency programs and non-hospital based Graduate Medical Education H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Reauthorizing programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. Matters related to Preventive Health Services
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 4262 - To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes. S.4110 - EMPOWER for Health Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$137,391
Spent on own lobbying
…Hospital Graduate Medical Education Letter expressing concerns over H.R. 5629 and H.R. 5630 S. 1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 4110 - EMPOWER for Health Act H.R. 9044 - Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R. 8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act H.R.8961 - Studen…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$821,438
Spent on own lobbying
…d resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resou…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2025 S.1101/H.R.2332 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act S.4754/H.R.9257 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026 S.4110/H.R.4262 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act S.Res.709/H.Res.1264 - A resolution suppo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: RUBIN HEALTH POLICY CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$33,750
Paid to lobbying firm
…research, including: proposals related to the reauthorization of HRSA Title VII and VIII health care workforce programs including the "EMPOWER for Health Act (S. 4110)", the "Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (H.R. 9504)", The "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 9393)" and the "Prices on the Wall Act (H.R. 9390)".
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$180,107
Spent on own lobbying
…ovide for a health care workforce innovation program. S.4109 - A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes S.4110 - A bill to revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act H.R.7961 - Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · lobbying firm or registrant: KRISTINE BLACKWOOD LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jun 30, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes, Energy & Commerce Committee draft for Title VII programs reauthorization; S.4110, EMPOWER for Health Act; and S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act). Support for research programs at the National Institute on Aging on drivers of chro…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 8, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$305,901
Spent on own lobbying
…ovide for a health care workforce innovation program. S.4109 - A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes S.4110 - A bill to revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act H.R.7961 - Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$29,067
Paid to lobbying firm
…pacity for Care Act H.R. 3333, Magnifying Opportunities to Recruit and Educate (MORE) Nurses Act H.R. 3884/S. 2011, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act H.R. 7092, Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide (RAY…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…) Nurses Act H.R. 3492, Protect Childrens Innocence Act H.R. 3701, Family Vaccine Protection Act H.R. 3884/S. 2011, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4262/S. 4110, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act H.R. 4340/S. 921, Tyler's Law H.R. 4564, Dillons La…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing