August 26, 2025
Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself, Ms. Lee of Nevada, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Train More Nurses Act
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Sec. 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.