Train More Nurses Act
Nursing Workforce: Study of Grant Programs
The Train More Nurses Act is currently being reviewed by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The committee recently held hearings to discuss the proposal, which shows the bill is actively moving forward. There are no further actions scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
The bill has support from both parties and addresses a major national problem, but it is currently only a request for a study rather than a direct funding increase.
Key Points
- The Train More Nurses Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor to review all federal grant programs that support the nursing workforce. The goal is to find ways to make these programs work better to fix the national nurse shortage.
- A major focus of the bill is finding ways to hire more nursing teachers, especially in areas that do not have enough healthcare workers. Many nursing schools currently have to turn away students because they do not have enough instructors to teach them.
- The bill asks for new ways to help experienced nurses with at least 10 years of clinical work move into teaching roles at nursing schools. It also looks for ways to help licensed practical nurses get the extra training they need to become registered nurses.
- Within one year of the bill becoming law, the federal agencies must give a report to Congress. This report will include specific recommendations on how to change federal programs to better support the nursing pipeline and help more people enter the profession.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
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News
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Train More Nurses Act
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