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HR 1897 107th Congress House

Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Internal Revenue Code to help solve the worsening shortage of registered nurses in hospitals and continuing care settings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health AuthorizationCompensatory educationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public Finance
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EducationEducational planningEducational technologyElementary and secondary educationFederal aid to health facilitiesFederal aid to hospitalsFederal aid to nursing educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsHigh school studentsHigher educationHome care servicesHospices (Terminal care)HospitalsIncome taxLabor and Employment
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 1, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 24, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 17, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human services to make grants for: (1) nurse recruitment and retention; (2) basic nurse education; and (3) nurse education encouragement.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide a refundable tax credit for certain nurses; and (2) exclude from gross income certain amounts received under the nurse loan repayment program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jun 24, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Apr 11, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 19, 2001
QUINN, JACK
· Dec 19, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 24, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 12, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 28, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 7, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 25, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 25, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1897: Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1897/
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"H.R. 1897: Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1897/.
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H.R. 1897, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1897/.
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