House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
MEDIC Careers Act of 2026
Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to improve the transition of medics into the civilian workforce in certain health care occupations and to modify the assistance provided to separated members of the Armed Forces seeking employment with health care providers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Dexter D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9140.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DEXTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 95, June 4, 2026, Page H3908):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9140, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9140
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Kelly Morrison (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maxine Dexter.
- H.R. 4446 (119th) FAST VETS Act
- H.R. 5941 (119th) Restoring Access for Detainees Act
- H.R. 9270 (119th) Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026
- H.R. 4976 (119th) Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act
- H.R. 10255 (119th) Penalties for Polluters Act
- H.R. 10256 (119th) Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act
Related bills
- S. 2673 (119th) MEDIC Careers Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.