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Senate Bill 1109
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 11, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 11, 2017
Latest Action
May 11, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
1109
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Jeff Merkley
Oregon
Democrat
Doug Jones
Alabama
Democrat
Kamala Harris
California
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Democrat
Tammy Duckworth
Illinois
Republican
Susan Collins
Maine
Democrat
Debbie Stabenow
Michigan
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Democrat
Jon Tester
Montana
Democrat
Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire
Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Republican
Richard Burr
North Carolina
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Democrat
Ron Wyden
Oregon
Democrat
Bob Casey Jr.
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Democrat
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Democrat
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2022 support for nursing workforce programs and grants.

Eligibility for advanced nursing education grants is expanded to include education programs for clinical nurse leaders and all combined registered nurse and graduate degree programs. (Clinical nurse leaders are advanced generalist clinicians who apply research and coordinate care in order to improve outcomes for patients.) To be eligible for these grants, clinical nurse specialist programs must provide registered nurses with full-time clinical nurse specialist education that qualifies the nurses to provide a full range of care.

Programs for loan repayment and scholarships for nurses, loans for nursing faculty, and geriatric care education are extended through FY2022. Grants for increasing nursing workforce diversity are also extended through FY2022.

Nurse education, practice, and quality grants are extended through FY2022 and eligibility is expanded to include nurse-managed health clinics.

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 to encourage mentoring and the development of specialties.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
May 11, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Jul 23, 2018
Passed House
106
Sponsorship
House Bill 959
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2018
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Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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Actions (2)
05/11/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/11/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:28 PM
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