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HR 3020 107th Congress House

NEED Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Nurse Corps and recruitment and retention strategies to address the nursing shortage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 29, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Oct 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 4, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 4, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 15, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Nursing Employment and Education Development Act (the NEED Act) - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for the nursing workforce development student loan repayment program and permit the service required by such program to be performed in a skilled nursing facility, in a home health agency, in a public health department, or in a nurse-managed health center.

Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) establish a Nurse Corps Scholarship program to provide scholarships to individuals seeking nursing education in exchange for later service in a critical nursing shortage area; and (2) address nurse recruitment through developing a public awareness and education campaign and making grants to eligible entities to develop models of excellence for nursing, establish recruiting and retention programs, and provide assistance to disadvantaged individuals interested in pursuing nursing.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to address the needs of individuals already in the nursing profession in the areas of career ladder programs, nurse training, internship and residency, and current trends in nursing for registered nurses.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish programs to provide financial assistance in the form of loans, scholarships, and stipends for individuals seeking a masters or doctoral degree at a school of nursing.

Establishes the National Commission on the Nursing Crisis.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 29, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3020: NEED Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3020/
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"H.R. 3020: NEED Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3020/.
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