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To improve training requirements for health profession opportunity grant programs and exclude assistance provided by those programs from income tax, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill improves the Health Profession Opportunity Grant program by establishing minimum training hour requirements for participants seeking post-secondary healthcare credentials. Training programs must provide eligible individuals with at least the number of hours required by the state for certification at that skill level, or if no state requirement exists, the number of hours the Secretary determines is necessary to achieve that skill level. The bill exempts cash stipends and emergency assistance provided to trainees in these health profession training programs from federal income tax, meaning participants do not count these payments as taxable income and employers do not need to file information returns for these payments. These changes take effect on October 1, 2025.
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Actions (2)
- Sep 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Sep 16, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2025
Mr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To improve training requirements for health profession opportunity grant programs and exclude assistance provided by those programs from income tax, and for other purposes.
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 “Health Career Advancement and Remuneration Exclusion for Training Act” or the “Health CARE Training Act”.
SEC. 2. TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANT PARTICIPANTS.
(a) In General.—Section 2008(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(D) Training.—A demonstration project conducted by an eligible entity awarded a grant under this subsection shall provide to an eligible individual participating in the project who is being trained to qualify for a recognized post-secondary credential (including an industry-recognized credential, and a certificate awarded by a local workforce development board established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) which is awarded in recognition of attainment of measurable technical or occupational skills necessary to gain employment or advance within an occupation, a number of hours of such training that is not less than—
“(i) the number of hours of training required for certification of that level of skill by the State in which the project is conducted; or
“(ii) if there is no such requirement, such number of hours of training as the Secretary finds is necessary to achieve that skill level.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2025.
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER A HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
(a) In General.—Section 2008(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
“(ii) Income disregard.—Amounts paid to an eligible individual as a cash stipend or as emergency assistance under a project for which a grant is made under this section shall not be considered income for any purpose under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and an entity making such a payment shall not be required to submit an information return under subtitle F of such Code with respect to the payment.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts paid on or after October 1, 2025. <all>
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