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Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act
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.
Summary
This bill modifies the health professions opportunity demonstration project program under Social Security law. It requires organizations receiving grants for these demonstration projects to train participants to earn recognized postsecondary credentials, including industry-recognized credentials. The bill expands eligibility for grants to include community colleges. The changes take effect on October 1, 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Lloyd Doggett’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- UT AUSTIN $10,690
- SLACK DAVIS SANGER L.L.P. $6,600
- HEARD & SMITH, L.L.P. $6,600
- ZYDECO DEVELOPMENT $6,600
- SEIDEL LAW FIRM PC $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Sep 16, 2025 Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act”.
SEC. 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.”.
SEC. 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))”.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025. <all>
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