# 119-hr-5375: Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act

119-hr-5375, Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5375
- Congress: 119
- Title: Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Guarantees foundational education and childcare supports for people training for health jobs.** The bill would require Health Profession Opportunity Grant demonstration projects to provide adult basic skills supports and affordable childcare and would take effect October 1, 2025. - Families with children: Projects must ensure childcare is available and affordable by referring participants to subsidized programs, paying providers directly when slots are not available, and covering co-payments or fees. - Low-skilled adults and trainees: Projects would assess basic skills and provide adult basic education, English-language help, and ongoing skill maintenance so participants can enroll in and complete postsecondary health training. Projects may also help participants finish high school equivalency or adult education. - Program operators: HPOG demonstrations would be required to build partner networks for pre-training activities, embed adult skills support into career coaching, and add the childcare and education services described above.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Child care and basic skills for health trainees: benefit, medium. This bill would add supports to health job training projects funded under the Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program. Grantees would have to make child care available and affordable for participants. They could refer and help enroll participants in subsidized care, pay a provider if no…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5375 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5375)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5375 (as of 2026-04-21).