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Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019


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Introduced
01/23/2019
In Committee
07/17/2019
Crossed Over
10/29/2019
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Expands and reauthorizes through FY2024 specified nursing workforce development programs. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes (1) loan repayment and scholarships for nurses; (2) loans for nursing faculty development; (3) advanced education nursing grants; (4) grants for increasing nursing workforce diversity; and (5) nurse education, practice, quality, and retention grants.Eligibility for nurse education, practice, quality, and retention grants is expanded to include nurse-managed health clinics that provide primary care to underserved communities. Further, grants for nursing career ladder programs are expanded to (1) promote career advancement for individuals to become registered nurses or advanced education nurses and (2) support internships and residency programs that encourage mentoring and the development of specialties.In addition, eligibility for advanced education nursing grants is expanded to include education of clinical nurse leaders in combined registered nurse graduate degree programs. Clinical nurse leaders are advanced generalist clinicians who apply research and coordinate care to improve outcomes for patients. Eligibility is also extended to clinical nurse specialist programs that provide registered nurses with full-time clinical nurse specialist education that qualifies participating nurses to provide a full range of care.The bill also revises specified grant reporting and program evaluation requirements.

AI Summary

This bill, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019, expands and reauthorizes through fiscal year 2024 various nursing workforce development programs. It reauthorizes loan repayment and scholarships for nurses, loans for nursing faculty development, advanced education nursing grants, grants for increasing nursing workforce diversity, and nurse education, practice, quality, and retention grants. The bill also expands eligibility for certain grants, including to nurse-managed health clinics that provide primary care to underserved communities, and promotes career advancement programs for nurses. Additionally, the bill revises grant reporting and program evaluation requirements.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (131)

Dave Joyce (R)* Pete Aguilar (D),  Colin Allred (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  André Carson (D),  Ed Case (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Jim Cooper (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Sharice Davids (D),  Rodney Davis (R),  Susan Davis (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Antonio Delgado (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Jared Golden (D),  Anthony Gonzalez (R),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),  Brian Higgins (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Kendra Horn (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  John Katko (R),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Peter King (R),  Adam Kinzinger (R),  Ann Kuster (D),  Doug Lamborn (R),  John Larson (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  David McKinley (R),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Tom O'Halleran (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Max Rose (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  John Rutherford (R),  Tim Ryan (D),  Kilili Sablan (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  David Scott (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Pete Stauber (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Dina Titus (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Mike Turner (R),  Lauren Underwood (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Peter Visclosky (D),  Greg Walden (R),  Steve Watkins (R),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Susan Wild (D),  John Yarmuth (D),  Don Young (R), 

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 10/29/2019)

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