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Labor Market Response Act (H.R. 4827)

Original title: Labor Market Response Act

Record date · December 17, 2024

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Law

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill requires organizations applying for federal s to prove that their training programs target jobs that are currently in high demand or facing worker shortages. It amends the Social Security Act to ensure grant funding is directed toward addressing specific labor market needs.

Why it matters

This change impacts how healthcare training programs receive federal funding by mandating that applicants provide concrete evidence of local job market demand, potentially shifting resources toward high-need medical roles starting October 1, 2023.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Health profession opportunity grant applicants

These organizations must now include specific labor market evidence in their grant applications to be eligible for funding.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this bill change for grant applicants?
Applicants for s must now include specific evidence showing that their training programs address actual labor shortages or high-demand jobs.
When does this requirement start?
The requirement is set to take effect on October 1, 2023.

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Where This Stands

Currently filed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Committee.

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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”

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Full breakdown

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Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

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

policy shift95% confidence

Evidence-based grant allocation

The bill shifts the focus of health profession grants from general training to data-driven workforce development by requiring proof of labor market demand.

Connected Entities

Boyle of Pennsylvania, House of Representatives, 42 U.S.C. 1397g and 5 more
PersonBoyle of Pennsylvania“Introduced the bill”Map →
OrganizationHouse of Representatives“Bill referred to the Committee on Ways and Means”Map →
bill number42 U.S.C. 1397g“Section 2008 of the Social Security Act”Map →
otherSocial Security Act“Section 2008 of the Act”Map →
OrganizationHouse Ways and Means Committee“Bill referred to this committee”Map →
locationPennsylvania“Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania”Map →
OrganizationU.S. Government Publishing Office“Published the bill”Map →
dateOctober 1, 2023“Date the amendment takes effect”Map →

Sources

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www.congress.gov

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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