National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025
Rep. Kim Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Tackle National Nursing Shortage
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
↔Companion bill: Nursing: New Grants to Grow and Support the WorkforceThis bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It is actively moving forward as it awaits review by committee members. There are no upcoming votes or hearings scheduled at this time.
Part of: story →Companion bill: Nursing: New Grants to Grow and Support the Workforce →Legislative Progress
This bill has support from both parties, which helps its chances. However, many bills like this struggle to get a final vote before the session ends.
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Nursing students benefit from several provisions in this bill. Workforce centers would study enrollment, retention, and graduation data and develop programs to support nursing faculty, which could expand seat availability in nursing schools. The bill also calls for career counseling, mentoring, and helping people obtain the education needed to enter and advance in nursing.
“assist individuals in obtaining education and training required to enter the nursing profession, and advance within such profession, such as by providing career counseling and mentoring”
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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The National Nursing Workforce Center Act would create a pilot program to enable state nursing workforce centers to ramp up personnel and better evaluate recruitment and retention. Rep. Young Kim emphasized that nurses deserve full support after suffering from burnout and exhaustion.
Easing physician shortage a legislative goal this year
Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester highlighted the National Nursing Workforce Center Act as a key effort to combat healthcare shortages. The bill aims to address the nursing crisis by supporting state-level coordination and data-driven investments to strengthen the professional pipeline.
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Congressional Bill
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National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025
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