H.R. 5380

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5380 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5380 To require applications for a health profession opportunity grant under section 2008 of the Social Security Act to contain evidence of in- demand jobs or worker shortages. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2025 Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require applications for a health profession opportunity grant under section 2008 of the Social Security Act to contain evidence of in- demand jobs or worker shortages. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Labor Market Response Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT APPLICATION CONTAIN EVIDENCE OF IN-DEMAND JOBS OR WORKER SHORTAGES. 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) Application Requirement.--An application for a grant under this section shall contain a description of the availability and relevance of recent labor market information and other pertinent evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages.''. SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025. <all>