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S. 1874 119th Congress Senate

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2025 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Health Employment and training programsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedical educationNursing
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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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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.

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Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031, revises, and establishes programs that support recruitment, education, retention, and advanced practices of nurses and nursing school faculty.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration that provide grants to support increased enrollment in nursing education (including for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds), advanced nursing education and specialized training, nurse retention, and enhanced patient care. The bill also reauthorizes programs that support student loan repayment and scholarships for nurses who agree to work at facilities with critical nursing shortages and nursing faculty who work at accredited schools of nursing.

Also, the bill expands certain grants to include (1) training on the use of new technologies such as telehealth and virtual resources, and (2) care for survivors of sexual assault. 

    Additionally, the bill temporarily establishes (1) grants to nursing schools for supplementing the salaries of eligible faculty for a period of up to three years to enhance faculty recruitment and retention, and (2) grants to state agencies, nonprofits, and nursing schools for establishing nursing workforce centers and collecting data regarding the nursing workforce.  

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    • HR 3593 Identical bill Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
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     Cosponsors 16
    All 16 Democratic 12 Republican 4
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    Peters, Gary C.
    Michigan · Sep 15, 2026
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    Gallego, Ruben
    Arizona · Jun 11, 2026
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    Ossoff, Jon
    Georgia · Jun 3, 2026
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    Shaheen, Jeanne
    New Hampshire · Apr 27, 2026
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    Luján, Ben Ray
    New Mexico · Jul 14, 2025
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    Blunt Rochester, Lisa
    Delaware · Jun 25, 2025
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    Hyde-Smith, Cindy
    Mississippi · Jun 24, 2025
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    Baldwin, Tammy
    Wisconsin · May 22, 2025
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    Blackburn, Marsha
    Tennessee · May 22, 2025
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    Blumenthal, Richard
    Connecticut · May 22, 2025
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    Collins, Susan M.
    Maine · May 22, 2025
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    Coons, Christopher A.
    Delaware · May 22, 2025
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    Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
    New York · May 22, 2025
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    Kelly, Mark
    Arizona · May 22, 2025
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    Murkowski, Lisa
    Alaska · May 22, 2025
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    Schiff, Adam B.
    California · May 22, 2025
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