# 119-hr-6445: Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act

119-hr-6445, Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6445
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-23

## Summary

**This bill would create a timebound national process that guarantees faster registration for health care apprenticeships and requires apprenticeship agreement forms to be digitized.** - Health care employers and apprenticeship sponsors would get faster decisions on program registration. The Secretary of Labor must decide within 45 days or provide a written delay notice and a new deadline that could push the total review window to as much as 135 days. - Prospective apprentices and health care workers would face simpler paperwork. The bill requires digitized apprenticeship agreement forms, including employer forms and disability disclosure forms. - The Department of Labor would build a national apprenticeship system and tie health care program definitions to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification. No new funding or sunset dates are specified in the sources.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster, Digital Health Apprenticeships: benefit, low. This bill would speed and modernize how health care apprenticeships are registered. Decisions on applications would be required within 45 days of receipt. If no decision is issued in 45 days, the Labor Department would have to send a written explanation and an estimated timeline that could be no mo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6445 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6445)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6445 (as of 2026-07-23).