Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 29, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 23, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill 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.
Cosponsors 130
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2019 to Sep 17, 2019; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jan 28, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 23, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019Reported Sep 24, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2019Markup Jul 11, 2019Reported Jul 11, 2019 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Oct 29, 2019 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Oct 28, 2019Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 28, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8513-8516)
- Oct 28, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 728.
- Oct 28, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8513-8514)
- Oct 28, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 24, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-216.
- Sep 24, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 171.
- Jul 17, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 17, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 11, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 11, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8682 | David B. McKinley R-WV | Oct 31, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8513–H8516Text printed H8513 | David P. Joyce R-OH, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Oct 28, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 16, 2019H.R. 728, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization of 2019As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 24, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 14, January 23, 2019, page H1172.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2019Referred in Senate
- Oct 28, 2019Engrossed in House
- Sep 24, 2019Reported in House
- Jan 23, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
