Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6445 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6445 To clarify the time period for registering health care apprenticeships under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'') and require the digitization of apprenticeship agreement forms under such Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Ms. Johnson of Texas (for herself and Mr. Kennedy of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify the time period for registering health care apprenticeships under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'') and require the digitization of apprenticeship agreement forms under such Act, and for other purposes. 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 ``Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act''. SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE APPRENTICESHIP REGISTRATION. The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 4 as section 6; and (2) by inserting after section 3 the following: ``SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE APPRENTICESHIP REGISTRATION. ``(a) In General.--In administering this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a national apprenticeship system that provides, with respect to any application submitted seeking to register a program in the health care field as an apprenticeship program under this Act, that-- ``(1) a decision shall be provided to the applicant on the application not later than 45 days after receipt of the applica