Bill · S. 3206· Senate(119-S-3206)
Transgender Health Care Access Act
- Introduced
- 11/19/2025
- Last activity
- 11/19/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Edward Markey
- Cosponsors
- - 6 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Transgender Health Care Access Act aims to improve access to evidence-based, lifesaving healthcare for transgender people. The bill focuses on improving medical education curricula regarding gender-affirming care and cultural competency. It establishes a demonstration program to train medical residents, fellows, and various other healthcare providers. Additionally, the bill seeks to expand the capacity of community health centers to provide these services. There is also a provision to train rural healthcare providers through collaborative networks. Finally, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to submit a report to Congress on the progress of these programs.
Yes· 3 of 9
Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?+8
The bill specifically targets improving healthcare access and provider competency for transgender people.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+7
The bill aims to improve access to lifesaving healthcare through provider training and community center capacity.
Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?+7
The bill improves healthcare access and training specifically for transgender people.
The opposite
Does this put more money into public schools?-1
The bill does not fund public schools but rather medical and health profession curricula.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
-
Improved Quality of Life: The bill notes that receiving gender-affirming care can increase self-esteem and quality of life while decreasing depression, self-harm, and suicidality in transgender people of all ages (Section 2).
-
Better Medical Education: The bill directs the Secretary to award grants for developing curricula and training projects to improve the provision of gender-affirming care (Section 4).
-
Enhanced Provider Training: A demonstration program will support training for medical residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and social workers (Section 5).
-
Increased Capacity at Community Centers: Grants will be awarded to help community health centers increase their capacity to provide gender-affirming care (Section 6).
-
Support for Rural Areas: The bill includes provisions to establish collaborative networks to improve the quality of care provided by rural healthcare providers (Section 7).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For L G B T Q Community+8Good For Native Americans+5Good For Rural Residents+5Good For Young Adults+5Good For Low Income Households+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+7Improves Mental Health Access+6Increases Research Funding+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves L G B T Q Rights+7
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding-1
- 1/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/19/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon
Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat · Massachusetts