FAAN Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act or the FAAN Act
This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to nursing schools to increase capacity to respond to public health emergencies and pandemics and otherwise enhance nursing education programs.
In awarding these grants, HRSA shall prioritize historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, schools that are located in medically underserved communities, and schools in areas with shortages of health professionals.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2021 to Nov 14, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 12, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Nov 14, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 4, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 851 | FAAN Act | Identical bill | Feb 5, 2021 |
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Nursing
- Rural conditions and development
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2021Introduced in Senate
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