# 119-hr-5417: Health Access Innovation Act of 2025

119-hr-5417, Health Access Innovation Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5417
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health Access Innovation Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to fund faith- and community-based efforts to reduce health inequities.** This bill would establish the Health Equity Innovation Grant Program to back local projects that expand culturally and linguistically appropriate care, prevention services, and community health workforce capacity in underserved areas. - Families and local residents in medically underserved communities would gain better access to screenings, tests, preventive care, and help connecting to health services. - Faith- and community-based organizations that have addressed chronic health disparities would become eligible for grants, with priority for groups that ran health programs during a public health emergency. - Grants may pay for community health navigators, promotores de salud, peer support specialists, and other trusted local health workers to diversify and expand the health workforce. *Authorizes appropriations of $50.0 million in FY2026, $55.0 million in FY2027, $60.0 million in FY2028, $65.0 million in FY2029, and $70.0 million in FY2029. Up to 5 percent may be used for administration. These authorizations would enable federal spending at those levels if funded.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for community health in underserved areas: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would give grants to faith or community groups in medically underserved or health professional shortage areas with a track record on health disparities. Money could pay for medical visits, screenings, tests, and preventive care, and expand culturally and linguistically appropriate s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3644: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5417 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5417)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [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-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-3644: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3644)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5417 (as of 2026-04-21).