# 119-hr-3747: Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act

119-hr-3747, Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3747
- Congress: 119
- Title: Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 97
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands and reauthorizes Project ECHO to build workforce capacity for Alzheimer's and other dementia care.** It adds dementia care as a program focus, clarifies who can receive grants, and extends the program's authorization period. - Training programs and clinicians: Public and nonprofit private entities would be explicitly eligible to receive Project ECHO grants, letting more organizations run dementia-focused training. - People with Alzheimer's and caregivers: Could see broader access to clinicians trained in dementia care through increased knowledge-sharing and capacity building. - Program funding timeline: Authorizes appropriations for an additional five-year window covering fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

## Cosponsors (97)

- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for dementia care provider training: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would expand Project ECHO grants to train providers in dementia care. Public and nonprofit private entities would be eligible for these grants. Funding would be authorized for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Changes would take effect upon enactment and would require future appr…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3747 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3747)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3747 (as of 2026-09-21).