Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act

119 HR 5374 IH: Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5374 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2025 Mr. Doggett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To ensure that health professions opportunity demonstration projects train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, and to clarify that community colleges are eligible for grants to conduct such a demonstration project. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act . 2. Health professions opportunity demonstration project grantees required to train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g ) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Grantees required To train project participants To earn a recognized postsecondary credential An eligible entity awarded a grant to conduct a demonstration project under this section shall train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, including an industry-recognized credential. . 3. Eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct health professions opportunity demonstration projects Section 2008(a)(4)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)(D) ) is amended— (1) by striking section 101 and inserting sections 101 and 102(a)(1)(B) ; and (2) by striking ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ) and inserting (20 U.S.C. 1001 and 1002(a)(1)(B)) . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025.