H.R. 5052
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · August 26, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Nunn of Iowa
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Train More Nurses Act.
SEC. 2. 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.