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HR 6686 116th Congress House

Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase access to accelerated postgraduate nursing programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 1, 2020
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 Latest action May 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act

This bill includes the development of accelerated postgraduate nursing programs for individuals who have earned some academic credit in a nursing-related field as a priority area for certain grants made to institutions of higher education or other eligible entities for nurse education, practice, quality, and retention.

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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · May 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6686: Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6686/
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"H.R. 6686: Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6686/.
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H.R. 6686, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6686/.
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