Train More Nurses Act

Bill: 118-s-2853
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-09-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Nursing
Latest action: action_date: 2024-01-29
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Train More Nurses Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor to jointly report on existing grant programs that support the nurse workforce.</p> <p>The report must include recommendations on how to change the grant programs to (1) increase nurse faculty in underserved areas, (2) provide more pathways for experienced nurses to become faculty at schools of nursing, and (3) support pathways for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses.</p>

action_date: 2024-01-24
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Train More Nurses Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor to jointly report on existing grant programs that support the nurse workforce.</p> <p>The report must include recommendations on how to change the grant programs to (1) increase nurse faculty in underserved areas, (2) provide more pathways for experienced nurses to become faculty at schools of nursing, and (3) support pathways for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses.</p>

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2853 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study and issue a report on grant programs to support the nursing workforce.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Train More Nurses Act . 2. Review of and report on programs supporting the nursing workforce The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, jointly, shall— (1) conduct a review of all grant programs carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Labor that support the nurse workforce; and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the review under paragraph (1) that includes recommendations for changes to such grant programs to improve upon the goals of— (A) increasing nurse faculty, particularly in underserved areas; (B) providing pathways for nurses who have more than 10 years of clinical experience to become faculty at schools of nursing; and (C) encouraging and increasing the nursing pipeline through pathways for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses.

Passed the Senate January 24, 2024. Secretary

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2853 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2023 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Braun , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study and issue a report on grant programs to support the nursing workforce.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Train More Nurses Act . 2. Review of and report on programs supporting the nursing workforce The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, jointly, shall— (1) conduct a review of all grant programs carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Labor that support the nurse workforce; and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the review under paragraph (1) that includes recommendations for changes to such grant programs to improve upon the goals of— (A) increasing nurse faculty, particularly in underserved areas; (B) providing pathways for nurses who have more than 10 years of clinical experience to become faculty at schools of nursing; and (C) encouraging and increasing the nursing pipeline through pathways for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses.