Train More Nurses Act
Latest action · Jan 29, 2024 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2023
- Passed SenateJan 24, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Train More Nurses Act
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.
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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 19, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 19, 2023Discharged Jan 25, 2024 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2024Received in the House.
- Jan 29, 2024Held at the desk.
- Jan 25, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 24, 2024Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 24, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S253; text: CR S253)
- Sep 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Sep 19, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S253Text printed S253 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Jan 24, 2024 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-393 | THE LONG-TERM CARE WORKFORCE: ADDRESSING SHORTAGES AND IMPROVING THE PROFESSION90 pages | Aging (Special) Committee | Apr 16, 2024 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2840 | Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act | Related bill | Nov 8, 2023 |
| HR 6122 | Train More Nurses Act | Identical bill | Nov 3, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Train More Nurses Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Train More Nurses Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
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.
