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The bill commissions a public study to identify ways to strengthen the nursing workforce and access to care, offering transparency and potential long-term benefits, but it provides no immediate funding and relies on policymakers to act on its recommendations.
Hospitals and nurses: The advisory council's recommendations could expand nurse training capacity and recruitment, helping hospitals fill vacancies and reduce staffing shortages.
Rural and low-income communities: Recommendations to incentivize nurses to work in underserved areas could improve access to care in those communities.
Students from diverse backgrounds: The report may lead to increased federal support for nursing education and diversity initiatives, improving access to nursing programs and career pathways.
Healthcare workers, hospitals, and patients: The bill mandates a study/report but does not provide direct funding or immediate relief for staffing shortages.
Healthcare workers and patients with chronic conditions: Recommendations may not be adopted, creating uncertainty and delaying improvements to staffing and patient care.
Federal employees and hospitals: Time and staff resources spent producing the report could divert effort from immediate programmatic actions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the federal advisory council on nurse education to review workforce capacity, causes of shortages, federal policy impacts, and issue recommendations within one year.
Introduced May 13, 2025 by Jim Costa · Last progress May 13, 2025
Requires the federal advisory council on nurse education and practice to carry out a focused review of the U.S. nursing workforce and nursing education system, identify causes of nursing shortages, assess how federal policies affect supply and diversity, and recommend legislative and regulatory fixes. The council must build on existing work, avoid repeating prior studies, and deliver a written report to the President, Congress, and the HHS Secretary and publish it online within one year of enactment.