# 119-hr-5378: Tribal Healthcare Careers Act

119-hr-5378, Tribal Healthcare Careers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5378
- As of: 2026-10-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5378
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Healthcare Careers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**This bill would reserve 15% of Health Profession Opportunity Grant funding for Indian tribes and related institutions, and guarantee at least 10 tribal grants.** It would amend the Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to set aside 15 percent of yearly HPOG funds for grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. It would also require the Secretary to award at least 10 grants under that subsection to eligible tribal entities when there are a sufficient number of applications that meet program rules. The amendments would take effect on October 1, 2025.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More health job training grants for tribes: benefit, low. If enacted, 15% of Health Profession Opportunity Grant funds would be set aside each year for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. The Secretary would have to award at least 10 grants to eligible tribal entities if enough qualifying applications are submitted.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2945: Housing for All Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5378 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5378)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2945: Housing for All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2945)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5378 (as of 2026-10-08).