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HR 2053 108th Congress House

Nurse Education Promotion Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health College teachersContinuing educationEconomics and Public FinanceEducation
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Federal aid to educationHigher educationHospitalsLabor and EmploymentNursing educationRecruiting of employeesScholarshipsStudentsTeacher supply and demand
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 9, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E917-918)
May 9, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Nurse Education Promotion Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to: (1) associate degree schools of nursing for nursing student recruitment and scholarships and for nursing faculty hiring; and (2) professional nursing organizations, including nursing union chapters, for cooperative programs of continuing education for nurses with associate degrees to pursue baccalaureate degrees or receive training in understaffed and critical specialties.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Independent 1
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jan 21, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 20, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 9, 2003
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· May 9, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· May 9, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 9, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2053: Nurse Education Promotion Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2053/
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"H.R. 2053: Nurse Education Promotion Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2053/.
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H.R. 2053, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2053/.
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