Introduce legislation to expand clinical training opportunities in medically underserved communities and create federal grants supporting partnerships between medical schools and community-based health care providers.

Angus S. King, Jr. · Maine · Independent

policy impact 3.10 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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introduced bipartisan legislation to help address the physician shortage that is harming the quality-of-life in rural areas

King introduced the Community TEAMS Act to expand rural clinical training and create grants for school-provider partnerships.

Press Releases
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Evidence

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S. 3989 was introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2026 by Mr. Curtis for himself and Mr. King. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to provide community-based training opportunities for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities, including grants to expand community-based training and clinical rotations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text proves King was an original Senate cosponsor on legislation matching the commitment: creating grants for medical schools and rural or medically underserved health providers to expand clinical rotations and training opportunities.

delivered same_term A for effort

S. 3989 Introduced in Senate - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students Act of 2026
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Senator King's office announced that King and Curtis introduced the Community TEAMS Act, which would expand clinical training opportunities for medical students in medically underserved communities by creating new federal grants to support partnerships between medical schools and community-based health care providers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): King's official release directly tracks the promise language and describes the introduced bill as creating HRSA grants for partnerships among medical schools, FQHCs, rural health clinics, and other facilities in medically underserved communities.

delivered same_term A for effort

King, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Attract the Next Generation of Rural Health Care Workers
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The promise was specifically to introduce legislation, not to secure enactment. In March 2026, during King's current Senate term, the Community TEAMS Act was introduced in the Senate with King as an original cosponsor, and the bill's stated purpose matches the promise: expanding clinical training in rural and medically underserved communities through federal grants supporting partnerships between medical schools and community-based health providers. That satisfies the pledged action with direct candidate credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%