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HR4885FEDERALIN_COMMITTEE

The Health CARE Training Act (H.R. 4885)

Original title: Health CARE Training Act

December 17, 2024

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently IN_COMMITTEE. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

If passed, this bill would change how federal health career training programs operate by mandating specific training hours and exempting participant stipends from federal income tax, directly affecting the financial status and training requirements for low-income individuals pursuing healthcare certifications.

Who is mentioned in the record

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

Health profession grant program participants

Participants will be subject to new minimum training hour requirements and will no longer have their stipends or emergency assistance counted as taxable income.

Grant-awarding entities

These entities must ensure their training programs meet new hourly standards and are exempt from filing information returns for participant payments.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Background

  • Mr. Panetta is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. context

Summary

This bill sets new minimum training hour requirements for health profession grant programs and makes financial assistance from these programs tax-free for participants. It ensures that individuals training for healthcare careers receive a standardized amount of instruction while protecting their stipends from federal income tax.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Will I have to pay taxes on the money I receive from a health profession grant program?
No, under this bill, cash stipends and emergency assistance provided by these programs would be excluded from federal income tax.
How many hours of training will these programs be required to provide?
Programs must provide at least the number of hours required by the state for certification, or if no state requirement exists, the amount of hours the Secretary deems necessary to reach the skill level.

Why It Matters

If passed, this bill would change how federal health career training programs operate by mandating specific training hours and exempting participant stipends from federal income tax, directly affecting the financial status and training requirements for low-income individuals pursuing healthcare certifications.

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

on behalf of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

$150,000

2019

MEDICARE/MEDICAIDHEALTH ISSUES

Medicare chronic care management fee Medicare payment for telehealth medicine CMS proposed cuts to Video EEG monitoring

(C) MANAGEMENT INC.

on behalf of Association of Community Cancer Centers

2018

MEDICARE/MEDICAIDHEALTH ISSUES

Excluding Part B payments from CMS' Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) adjustment under the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Reimbursement for care planning for cancer patients in the Medicare Program (The Cancer Care Planning & Communications (CCPC) Act (H.R. 5160))

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Discoveries

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

policy shift90% confidence

Administrative Burden Reduction

The bill explicitly removes the requirement for grant-awarding entities to file information returns for participant stipends, simplifying administrative compliance.

Connected Entities

date1986Internal Revenue Code of 1986Map →
otherSocial Security ActGoverns the grant programsMap →
personPanettaIntroduced the billMap →
bill_number107Workforce Innovation and Opportunity ActMap →
bill_number1397gSection of the Social Security ActMap →
organizationU.S. Government Publishing OfficePublished the billMap →

Analysis Score

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  • Significance45
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  • Controversy10
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz15
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