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H.R. 3338 116th Congress House

Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act

Official title: To remove barriers to health professions by providing resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language and adult ba… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To remove barriers to health professions by providing resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language and adult basic education, and to require the provision of child care, in demonstration projects funded under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act.

Introduced: June 19, 2019 Introduced by: Judy Chu Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Adult education and literacyChild care and developmentEmployment and training programsForeign language and bilingual programs
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 19, 2019
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 Latest action June 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act

This bill expands the health profession opportunity grant program to include (1) foundational skills training and (2) access to affordable child care for program participants. The health profession opportunity grant program provides education and training to low-income individuals for high-demand occupations in the health care field.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3398 Pathways to Health Careers Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3338: Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3338/
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"H.R. 3338: Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3338/.
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H.R. 3338, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3338/.
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