Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
Latest action · May 7, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 7, 2026 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | May 7, 2026 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | May 7, 2026 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | May 7, 2026 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Troy Downing | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Oct 6, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 7, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2026Introduced in House
- May 7, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 78, May 7, 2026, page H3343.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4568 | Nursing is a Professional Degree Act | Related bill | May 19, 2026 |
| HR 6718 | Professional Student Degree Act | Related bill | Dec 15, 2025 |
| HR 8659 | Nursing is a Professional Degree Act | Identical bill | May 4, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the definition of a professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2026Introduced 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.
