# 119-hr-9140: MEDIC Careers Act of 2026

119-hr-9140, MEDIC Careers Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

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- As of: 2026-08-12
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9140
- Congress: 119
- Title: MEDIC Careers Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-12

## Summary

**Help military medics move into civilian health care jobs.** This bill would require Defense and Homeland Security to identify credential, licensing, and training barriers for military medics and would establish a DoD pilot grant program to place and credential separating service members in civilian health occupations.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to hire separating service members: benefit, low. If you are separating from the military, nonprofit clinics in underserved areas would be able to get grants to hire and train you. The Department of Defense would be authorized $5,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to run a three-year pilot. Grants would last three years and would…
- Help military medics get civilian jobs: benefit, low. The bill would require the Secretary concerned to work with States, the VA, HHS, and Labor to make recommendations and a plan to help military medics move into civilian health jobs. The review would identify barriers such as translating military credentials to civilian licenses, standardizing medic…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9140 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9140)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1269)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9140 (as of 2026-08-12).