Strengthening the Medical Examiner and Coroner System Act of 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a federal grant program that funds forensic pathology fellowships, medicolegal death‑investigator training, and forensic toxicology education. It targets graduate medical programs, public medical examiner or coroner offices, and publicly funded toxicology labs, aiming to boost the supply of qualified forensic professionals, especially in underserved and high‑need areas.
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