# 119-hr-5374: Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act

119-hr-5374, Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5374
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Health Careers in Community and Technical Colleges Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires grantees to ensure participants earn recognized postsecondary credentials.** This bill would add a binding credential-attainment requirement to the Health Professions Opportunity Demonstration Project and broaden which community and technical colleges are eligible for those grants.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Credential-focused health training at more colleges: benefit, low. If enacted, grantees in the Health Professions Opportunity demonstration would need to train participants to earn a recognized credential. This could be a college credential or an industry credential. The bill would also allow more community and technical colleges to get these grants. These changes…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act
- 119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5374 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5374)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
- [119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8839)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5374 (as of 2026-04-21).