Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 11/5/2019
CRS Summary
As of 2019-11-05 (25)
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 grant programs that fund nursing workforce development and retention. Such grants must generally be used to develop high-quality nursing services in areas that have, or are projected to have, a nursing shortage. The bill also reauthorizes grant programs for nursing education, loan repayment, and geriatric care training.
The bill further requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate and report on the nursing education loan repayment program, including (1) the methods of payment, (2) existing and recommended oversight functions, (3) the number of nurses participating in the program, and (4) the type of facility at which participants are serving.
Cosponsors (20)
- Richard Burr (R-NC)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Doug Jones (D-AL)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Martha McSally (R-AZ)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Thomas Carper (D-DE)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
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