To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce.
Key claim: HR9747 would authorize the Secretary of HHS to award grants supporting careers for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce.
Abstract
(HR9747 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-16): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Why this matters
HR9747 targets the integration of internationally educated clinicians already in the U.S. by funding career-support services rather than altering licensure or visa pathways, making it an incremental supply-side workforce lever. For institutions and training programs, it could open a new HHS grant stream tied to bridge programs, credential evaluation support, and career navigation for foreign-trained health workers. It sits alongside other pipeline proposals (foreign medical accreditation streamlining, GME expansion) that collectively frame how the federal government is responding to persistent clinician shortages.