S 1874 119th Congress Senate Health Employment and training programs Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Nursing

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026

Introduced: May 22, 2025 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 28, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.

Jul 28, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Jul 22, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

May 22, 2025

Introduced in Senate

May 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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What's happening now July 28, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.2355, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price t…
Open Business Meeting Jul 22, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Lobbying activity 95

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC.
for NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC. · Illinois · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES
for PHARMADVA · New York · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES
for PHARMADVA · New York · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026

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Cosponsors 15

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Jun 11, 2026

Ossoff, Jon

Georgia · Jun 3, 2026

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Apr 27, 2026

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Jul 14, 2025

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Jun 25, 2025

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Jun 24, 2025

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · May 22, 2025

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · May 22, 2025

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · May 22, 2025

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · May 22, 2025

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · May 22, 2025

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · May 22, 2025

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · May 22, 2025

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · May 22, 2025

Schiff, Adam B.

California · May 22, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1874/

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