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S. 2699
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 2699, the Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 3, 2025 by Sen. Susan Collins (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Mar 19, 2026: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Record
Text
S. 2699 has 1 co-sponsor.
sb2699/introduced-in-senate.txt119 S2699 IS: Geriatrics Workforce Improvement ActU.S. Senate2025-09-03text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2699IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 3, 2025Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which wasread twice and referred to the Committee onHealth, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain education andtraining programs relating to geriatrics, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act .2.Education and training relating to geriatricsSection 753(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294c(d) ) is amended by striking appropriated and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting appropriated $48,245,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for purposes of carrying out this section. .
Tracker
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- Introduced2025-09-03
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in Senate Sep 3, 2025
sb2699/introduced-in-senate.mdShown Here:
Introduced in Senate (09/03/2025)
Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 (1) the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, which provides grants to educate and train health professionals to care for older adults; and (2) the Geriatrics Academic Career Awards, which support the career development of junior faculty at health professions institutions who provide training in geriatrics. These programs are administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Sponsors
Sen. Susan Collins (R) sponsors S. 2699, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.
Committees
S. 2699 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Actions
S. 2699 has taken 3 actions since Sep 3, 2025, the latest on Mar 19, 2026.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 19, 2026 | Senate | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | ||
Sep 3, 2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6010-6011)Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | ||
Sep 3, 2025 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 2699 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
S. 2699 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act — Display Title
- Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain education and training programs relating to geriatrics, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
3 clients hired 3 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 2699 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENTUM | Non-profit trade association representing senior living providers and residents. | Virginia | 1 | 4 | — |
| DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. | — | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | — |
| AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY | non-profit society of geriatrics practitioners | New York | 1 | 1 | $20K |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENTUM | 1 | 4 | — |
| DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. | 1 | 2 | — |
| KRISTINE BLACKWOOD LLC | 1 | 1 | $20K |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL SAMSON | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| KYLE LOEBER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MAGGIE ELEHWANY | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PAUL WILLIAMS | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| BRIAN PERRY | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GENEVIEVE HILLIS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| RYAN MCNAMARA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KRISTINE BLACKWOOD | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. | DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. | 2026 second_quarter | $230K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. | DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. | 2026 first_quarter | $220K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ARGENTUM | ARGENTUM | 2026 first_quarter | $75K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ARGENTUM | ARGENTUM | 2025 third_quarter | $75K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| ARGENTUM | ARGENTUM | 2026 second_quarter | $45K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| ARGENTUM | ARGENTUM | 2025 fourth_quarter | $45K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY | KRISTINE BLACKWOOD LLC | 2026 second_quarter | $20K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 2699 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2699’s is Health.
s2699/policy-areas.txtLegislative Subjects
S. 2699 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Aging to Student aid and college costs.
s2699/subjects.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com