HR 5378 · in committee · niche
Tribal Healthcare Careers Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to set aside funding for health profession training grants specifically for Indian tribes and tribal colleges.
- Tribal organizations, tribes, and tribal colleges and universities can apply for these grants to train healthcare workers.
- HHS must award at least 10 grants to tribal applicants from existing Health Profession Opportunity Grant funds.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would dedicating grants specifically to tribal healthcare training affect the distribution of existing Health Profession Opportunity Grant funding to non-tribal applicants?
- 02
What barriers to healthcare worker recruitment currently exist in tribal communities that this grant program is designed to address?
- 03
Should tribal colleges receive the same grant eligibility as established medical institutions, and what outcomes would justify this approach?
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Sponsor · D-CA-34
Jimmy Gomez
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Introduced 2025-09-16
Legislative timeline
2025-09-16 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-09-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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