HR 1708 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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. IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025

This bill allows hospitals to receive reimbursement under Medicare for certain costs associated with training nursing and allied health students in settings other than the hospital itself. 

Currently, hospitals may receive reimbursement under Medicare for the reasonable costs associated with training nursing and allied health students if certain conditions are met; the criteria vary depending on whether the students are enrolled in an educational program that is operated by the hospital or another entity. If the students are part of a program that is operated by another entity, the training must occur at the hospital itself or in areas immediately surrounding the hospital in order to qualify for reimbursement (among other requirements). The bill allows hospitals to receive reimbursement for these costs if the training is conducted at an entity that is related to the hospital (i.e., common ownership or control).

The bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to update regulations to reflect these changes. Additionally, the CMS may not recoup or reduce payments to hospitals with respect to costs that are allowed under the bill and must refund any such recoupments or reductions that occurred during the six-year period prior to the bill's enactment.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalFeb 27, 2025
R-MNMichelle FischbachOriginalFeb 27, 2025
D-NCDonald G. DavisMar 27, 2025
R-VARobert J. WittmanAug 22, 2025
R-NEDon BaconSep 17, 2025
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 17, 2025
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterSep 18, 2025
R-PARobert P. Bresnahan, Jr.Sep 30, 2025
D-VAEugene Simon VindmanOct 8, 2025
R-NYClaudia TenneyDec 10, 2025
D-DESarah McBrideFeb 26, 2026
R-PADaniel MeuserMar 24, 2026
D-FLMaxwell FrostMar 26, 2026
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJun 18, 2026
R-NEAdrian SmithJun 24, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1087Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025Related billMar 14, 2025

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House

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