S. 4568
119th Congress
Senate
Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
Official title: A bill to amend the definition of 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 19, 2026
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- White House Office
- Education, Dept of
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4568: Nursing is a Professional Degree Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4568/
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