# 119-hr-1708: Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025

119-hr-1708, Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1708
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Expands what Medicare would count as allowable hospital costs for nursing and allied health education programs.** The bill would require Medicare to treat direct and indirect costs from licensed or accredited hospital training programs, including costs allocated from related entities, as reasonable for hospital cost reporting.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare help for hospital training costs: benefit, high. If enacted, qualifying hospitals could count all direct and indirect training costs under Medicare. Programs must be licensed by a state or accredited by a national or regional group. This would cover costs the hospital pays and costs from related entities under common control. Related entities cou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-1708 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1708)

## Related
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1708 (as of 2026-08-22).