H.R. 5378

Summary

H.R. 5378, the Tribal Healthcare Careers Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 16, 2025 by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Sep 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 5378 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 5378 IH: Tribal Healthcare Careers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5378  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 16, 2025   Mr. Gomez  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tribal Healthcare Careers Act  .
2.
Set-aside of funds for Indian populations
Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting  15 percent of which for each fiscal year shall be reserved for grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities  before the period.
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Guarantee of grants for Indian populations
Section 2008(a)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397(a)(2)(C) ) is amended to read as follows:
(C)
Guarantee of grants for Indian populations
The Secretary shall award at least 10 grants under this subsection to an eligible entity that is an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or a Tribal College or University, to the extent there are a sufficient number of applications submitted by such an eligible entity that meet the requirements of subparagraph (B).
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Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D) sponsors H.R. 5378 alone.

Jimmy Gomez

Rep. · D–CA-34 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 5378 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Sep 16, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5378 has taken 2 actions since Sep 16, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5378 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5378 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Tribal Healthcare Careers Act — Display Title
• Tribal Healthcare Careers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

33 clients hired 25 firms and 90 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5378 in 117 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Defense, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 90.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5378 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5378’s is Native Americans.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5378, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOMEZ:H.R. 5378.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H4364]

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