Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (HR9044)
Current understanding
HR9044, the Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, would reauthorize the federal Minority Fellowship Program, which supports graduate training for mental health and substance use professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. The bill was introduced and referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee; no enactment action has occurred. As a reauthorization, it continues an existing pipeline mechanism rather than creating a new one.
Evidence log
- 2026-05-26 — Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026: cross-connection with mental-health-services-students: The Minority Fellowship Program trains behavioral health professionals whose downstream workforce supplies mental health services relevant to student populations. (novelty: 2)