118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2853
AN ACT
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
This Act may be cited as the Train More Nurses Act
.
Review of and report on programs supporting the nursing workforce
The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, jointly, shall—
conduct a review of all grant programs carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Labor that support the nurse workforce; and
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the review under paragraph (1) that includes recommendations for changes to such grant programs to improve upon the goals of—
increasing nurse faculty, particularly in underserved areas;
providing pathways for nurses who have more than 10 years of clinical experience to become faculty at schools of nursing; and
encouraging and increasing the nursing pipeline through pathways for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses.
Passed the Senate January 24, 2024.
Secretary