H.R. 8691
119th Congress
House
Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
Official title: To amend the definition of a professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
May 7, 2026
Introduced in House
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What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
36
- MASON CONSULTING, LLC
- MASON CONSULTING, LLC
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING
- PUBLIC STRATEGIES WASHINGTON, INC.
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- White House Office
- Education, Dept of
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Cosponsors
24
R
King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
D
Soto, Darren
R
Downing, Troy
R
Hageman, Harriet M.
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
R
Edwards, Chuck
D
Carson, André
D
Costa, Jim
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
R
Van Orden, Derrick
D
Elfreth, Sarah
I
Kiley, Kevin
R
Bresnahan, Robert P.
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
R
Wittman, Robert J.
R
Fine, Randy
R
Mackenzie, Ryan
R
Newhouse, Dan
R
Rutherford, John H.
R
Bacon, Don
R
Bergman, Jack
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
R
Joyce, David P.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8691: Nursing is a Professional Degree Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8691/
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