US Congress Senate Bill 1399 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-6-1)
Status: Introduced on May 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-11-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285.
2019-11-05	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2019-10-31	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-05-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB748 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1399/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1399/BILLS-116s1399is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1399/BILLS-116s1399rs.pdf