HR 728 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2019
  2. Passed HouseOct 28, 2019
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalJan 23, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 23, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJan 23, 2019
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalJan 23, 2019
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalJan 23, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJan 23, 2019
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalJan 23, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushJan 28, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJan 28, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJan 28, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJan 28, 2019
D-ILDaniel LipinskiJan 28, 2019
D-NCDavid E. PriceJan 28, 2019
R-AKDon YoungJan 28, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Jan 28, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJan 28, 2019
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJan 28, 2019
D-OHJoyce BeattyJan 28, 2019
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJan 28, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJan 28, 2019
D-WIMark PocanJan 28, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoJan 28, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJan 28, 2019
D-CARo KhannaJan 28, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoJan 28, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenJan 28, 2019
D-OHTim RyanJan 28, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJan 28, 2019
D-IADavid LoebsackJan 29, 2019
D-WADenny HeckJan 29, 2019
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerJan 29, 2019
D-CTJoe CourtneyJan 29, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarJan 29, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonFeb 5, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterFeb 5, 2019
R-OHAnthony GonzalezFeb 5, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeFeb 5, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellFeb 5, 2019
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonFeb 5, 2019
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthFeb 5, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 5, 2019
R-OHMichael R. TurnerFeb 5, 2019
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyFeb 5, 2019
R-OHSteve StiversFeb 5, 2019
D-NHChris PappasFeb 8, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Feb 8, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Feb 8, 2019
D-CAKatie HillFeb 8, 2019
D-PASusan WildFeb 13, 2019
R-OKTom ColeFeb 13, 2019
D-AZTom O'HalleranFeb 13, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 25, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsFeb 25, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerFeb 25, 2019
R-CODoug LambornFeb 25, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreFeb 28, 2019
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyFeb 28, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 28, 2019
D-NYMax RoseMar 5, 2019
D-NYPaul TonkoMar 11, 2019
D-MASeth MoultonMar 13, 2019
D-HIEd CaseMar 18, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 18, 2019
D-TNJim CooperMar 25, 2019
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonMar 29, 2019
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMar 29, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierMar 29, 2019
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordMar 29, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisMar 29, 2019
R-TXLouie GohmertMar 29, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 29, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderApr 3, 2019
D-WIRon KindApr 3, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinApr 8, 2019
R-NYJohn KatkoApr 8, 2019
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Apr 12, 2019
D-NYGrace MengApr 12, 2019
D-IAAbby FinkenauerApr 15, 2019
R-KSSteve WatkinsApr 15, 2019
D-CAAdam B. SchiffApr 25, 2019
D-CASusan A. DavisApr 25, 2019
R-ILAdam KinzingerMay 2, 2019
D-MNAngie CraigMay 2, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellMay 2, 2019
R-FLGus M. BilirakisMay 2, 2019
D-MEJared F. GoldenMay 2, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaMay 14, 2019
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMay 14, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIMay 14, 2019
D-OHMarcy KapturMay 14, 2019
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonMay 14, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 14, 2019
D-NVDina TitusJun 3, 2019
D-NJJefferson Van DrewJun 3, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánJun 10, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuJun 10, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 10, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 10, 2019
R-MNPete StauberJun 10, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 11, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteJun 18, 2019
D-KSSharice DavidsJun 18, 2019
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJun 21, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneJun 21, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeJun 25, 2019
R-OKMarkwayne MullinJun 25, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingJun 25, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJun 25, 2019
D-NYAntonio DelgadoJun 26, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 9, 2019
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Jul 10, 2019
D-COEd PerlmutterJul 10, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaJul 10, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJul 10, 2019
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeJul 11, 2019
D-TXColin Z. AllredJul 12, 2019
D-COJason CrowJul 12, 2019
D-CAMike LevinJul 12, 2019
D-GADavid ScottJul 17, 2019
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJul 17, 2019
D-CATed LieuJul 17, 2019
R-ORGreg WaldenJul 23, 2019
D-ILSean CastenJul 23, 2019
D-OKKendra S. HornJul 25, 2019
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 25, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersAug 2, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyAug 27, 2019
D-CTJohn B. LarsonSep 6, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleSep 11, 2019
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerSep 17, 2019

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy 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
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Oct 29, 2019

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 29, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Oct 28, 2019Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Oct 28, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8513-8516)
  4. Oct 28, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 728.
  5. 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)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H8682David B. McKinley R-WVOct 31, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H8513–H8516Text printed H8513David P. Joyce R-OH, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Suzanne Bonamici D-OROct 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

  1. 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.

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.

  1. Oct 29, 2019Referred in Senate
  2. Oct 28, 2019Engrossed in House
  3. Sep 24, 2019Reported in House
  4. Jan 23, 2019Introduced in House

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