# 119-hr-8011: SECURE Health Act

119-hr-8011, SECURE Health Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8011
- Congress: 119
- Title: SECURE Health Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**This bill would create a dedicated framework to strengthen the global health workforce** by expanding, training, paying, supporting, equipping, and protecting frontline health workers and by shifting U.S. global health aid toward integrated, sustained investments instead of disease-specific silos. - Frontline health workers: It would support expanded training (pre-service and in-service), digital capacity, safer work conditions, and salary support tied to retention and protections during crises. - Host countries and local employers: The bill would require host organization contributions to salaries and plans to transition pay to domestic financing to sustain employment. - U.S. agencies and coordination: It would establish a Global Health Workforce Coordinator at the State Department, require a five-year Global Health Workforce Strategy, and create an interagency National Security Council task force to align agency policies and funding. - Transparency and global tracking: Agencies must report annually on training, funding types, salaries, and protections by cadre. A separate biennial global report would assess workforce status, funding, and policy environments to track progress and encourage investment.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More U.S. support for health workers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the President to create and update a five-year Global Health Workforce Strategy. It would require federal agencies to align their policies and spending with that strategy. The President would appoint a Global Health Workforce Coordinator at the State Department an…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8011 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8011)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8011 (as of 2026-10-24).