S 1597
107th Congress
Senate
Health
Access to health care
Career education
Clinics
Community health services
Compensatory education
Continuing education
Curricula
Day care
Distance education
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational counseling
Elementary and secondary education
English language
Families
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to nursing education
Geriatric nursing
Nurse Reinvestment Act
Introduced: October 31, 2001
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2001
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 31, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 31, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Nurse Reinvestment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds to enter the nursing profession; and (2) award grants to designated eligible educational entities in order to increase the number of nurses.
Establishes a National Nurse Service Corps Scholarship program that provides scholarships to individuals seeking nursing education in exchange for service by such individuals in areas with nursing shortages.
What's happening now
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committees of jurisdiction
1