MORE Act

Bill: 116-hr-3345
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2019-06-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged

Higher education

Labor-management relations

Medical education

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Making Opportunities Reachable for Everyone Act or the MORE Act<br /><br /></b>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to give preference to grantees with specified partners, such as state and local government agencies and health care employers, when awarding certain grants to train low-income individuals to work in health care occupations.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3345 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 2019 Mrs. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require preference to be given to applicants for health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act who have certain kinds of business and community partners.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Opportunities Reachable for Everyone Act or the MORE Act . 2. Preference for health profession opportunity grant applicants who have certain kinds of business and community partners Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g ) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Preference for grant applicants who have certain partners In considering applications for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to applications submitted by applicants who have business and community partners in each of the following categories: (1) State and local government agencies and social service providers; (2) institutions of higher education, and local workforce development boards established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and (3) health care employers, labor unions, and labor-management partnerships. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.