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HR 2384 110th Congress House

Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act

Official title: To create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
Education CollegesDistance educationEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to health facilities
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Government Operations and PoliticsGraduate educationHealthHigher educationHospitalsHours of laborLabor and EmploymentLeave of absenceNursesNursingNursing educationSalariesScholarshipsScience, Technology, CommunicationsTeacher educationTeacher salariesTeacher supply and demandTeachers
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
May 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 17, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, partnerships composed of an accredited school of nursing at an institution of higher education and a hospital or other health facility to establish pilot projects to enable such a facility to retain its staff of experienced nurses while providing a mechanism to have these individuals become faculty members of such a school. Requires such individuals to teach for two years for each year of support received under the program.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 27, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2384: Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2384/
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"H.R. 2384: Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2384/.
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H.R. 2384, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2384/.
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