HR 4449 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Pathways to Health Careers Act

Introduced Jul 16, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Danny K. Davis D-IL

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Latest action · Jul 16, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 16, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pathways to Health Careers Act

This bill provides funding for, reauthorizes through FY2026, and makes a variety of changes to certain grants administered by the Department of Health and Human Services that provide education and training to low-income individuals for health care occupations, including by establishing a new competitive grant for projects designed to train low-income individuals in allied health professions.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2021 to Oct 28, 2021; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJul 16, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJul 16, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJul 16, 2021
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJul 16, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJul 16, 2021
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenJul 26, 2021
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJul 28, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsAug 3, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesAug 10, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinAug 13, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleAug 23, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleAug 23, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoAug 23, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickAug 31, 2021
R-AKDon YoungAug 31, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonSep 3, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoSep 23, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonSep 29, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeSep 29, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Sep 29, 2021
D-CAKaren BassSep 30, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneOct 8, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOct 8, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOct 8, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOct 19, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOct 20, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanOct 28, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jul 16, 2021
Work and Welfare Subcommittee
Referred Jul 16, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jul 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  3. Jul 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers enumerated under section 8 and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 125, July 16, 2021, page H3633.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1751Technical Assistance for Health Grants ActRelated billMar 10, 2021
S 3189Pathways to Health Careers ActRelated billNov 4, 2021
HR 5376An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.Related billAug 16, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions, to extend and expand demonstration projects, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Pathways to Health Careers Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House

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