S. 4110 · 119th Congress · pending
EMPOWER for Health Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
Latest official action 2026-07-28 · Unknown
The bill, briefly
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).
Congressional Research Service · 2026-07-28
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Jack Reed
Senate · RI · Democratic
$1,144,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$11,000
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)$10,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGIDDY UP PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHAWAII PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOOPS PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLIFTOFF PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOBO PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMOTOR CITY PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOCEANS PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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