Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act (H.R. 4753)

Where This Stands

Introduced

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Floor Vote

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The Frame

What this does

The bill changes how federal health training grants are managed by diverting a fixed portion of existing funds toward mandatory performance tracking, which could impact the total amount of direct training services available to participants.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Health profession opportunity grant participants

Participants will be the subjects of long-term studies regarding their employment and earnings outcomes.

Department of Health and Human Services

The Secretary is mandated to conduct the studies and manage the allocation of 4% of grant funds for evaluation purposes.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Background

Mr. Schneider is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Illinois's 10th congressional district. context

Summary

This bill requires the federal government to conduct long-term studies on the effectiveness of health profession training programs and mandates that at least 4% of the program's annual funding be dedicated to these evaluations.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

The bill changes how federal health training grants are managed by diverting a fixed portion of existing funds toward mandatory performance tracking, which could impact the total amount of direct training services available to participants.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will the government study under this bill?

The government will study the short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of health profession opportunity grant projects, including how they affect the employment and earnings of participants.

How will these studies be funded?

The bill requires that at least 4% of the total annual funding available for these grant projects be used to pay for the studies, evaluations, and necessary staffing.

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Mandatory Evaluation Funding

The bill shifts from discretionary evaluation to a mandatory 4% set-aside of total program funds for research.

Social Security Act

Connected Entities

bill_numberH.R. 4753“Introduced bill number”Map →

personSchneider“Introduced the bill”Map →

other42 U.S.C. 1397g“U.S. Code citation for Section 2008 of the Social Security Act”Map →

organizationHouse of Representatives“Where the bill was introduced”Map →

otherSocial Security Act“Act being amended”Map →

organizationCommittee on Ways and Means“Committee to which the bill was referred”Map →

other2008“Section number of the Social Security Act being amended”Map →

dateJuly 19, 2023“Date the bill was introduced”Map →

dollar_amount4 percent“Minimum percentage of funds to be used for study and evaluation”Map →

otherImpacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act“Short title of the Act”Map →

dateOctober 1, 2023“Effective date of the amendments”Map →

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