HR 5384 — MORE Act

Summary

The bill amends the Social Security Act to require that applicants for health profession opportunity grants receive preference if they have partnerships with certain types of organizations. Eligible partners include state and local government agencies, social service providers, educational institutions, apprenticeship programs, and workforce development boards. The bill also requires partnerships with health care employers, health care industry organizations, labor unions, or labor-management partnerships. The amendments take effect on October 1, 2025.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Dwight Evans’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

NULL $7,150
SELECT MEDICAL $5,000
PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT $5,000
S.R. WOJDAK & ASSOCIATES, LP $5,000
STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP $4,500

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dwight Evans → · Outside spending →

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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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Sep 16, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 16, 2025

Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To require preference to be given to applicants for health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act who have certain kinds of business and community partners.

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 “Making Opportunities Reachable for Everyone Act” or the “MORE Act”.

SEC. 2. PREFERENCE FOR HEALTH PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANT APPLICANTS WHO HAVE CERTAIN KINDS OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections

(d) and (e), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

“(c) Preference for Grant Applicants Who Have Certain Partners.— In considering applications for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to applications submitted by applicants who have business and community partners in each of the following categories:

“(1) State and local government agencies and social service providers, including a State or local entity that administers a State program funded under part A of this title;

“(2) institutions of higher education, apprenticeship programs, and local workforce development boards established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and

“(3) health care employers, health care industry or sector partnerships, labor unions, and labor-management partnerships.”.

HR 5384

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