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National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022

Introduced: September 14, 2022 Introduced by: Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 14, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022

This bill sets out a pilot program to support state agencies, state boards of nursing, nursing schools, or other eligible entities with establishing or expanding state-based nursing workforce centers that carry out research, planning, and programs to address nursing shortages, nursing education, and other matters affecting the nursing workforce. The bill also expands the authority of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish health workforce research centers and specifically requires that HRSA establish a center focused on nursing.

What's happening now September 15, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4844 Identical bill National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 16, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 16, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 3, 2022
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 3, 2022
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Kim, Young
California · Sep 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8817: National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8817/
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"H.R. 8817: National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8817/.
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H.R. 8817, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8817/.
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