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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR6607119th CongressWALLET
FAAN Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced
Summary
Expand and modernize nursing education in underserved areas. The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act would create a Health Resources and Services Administration grant program to grow faculty and student capacity and to strengthen preparedness for pandemics and public health emergencies.
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- Students and prospective nurses: Would expand enrollment and retention with priority for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, rural and low-income students, and first-generation college students.
- Nursing schools and faculty: Would fund hiring and retaining faculty, modernizing simulation, telehealth, and lab facilities, and support programs for nurse researchers and interprofessional partnerships.
- Rural and underserved communities: Would prioritize grants for institutions serving medically underserved areas, health professional shortage areas, rural and noncontiguous states, and support clinical partnerships with community health centers and nurse-led clinics.
*Authorizes $1.0 billion to be appropriated for the grant program, which would increase federal spending if those funds are enacted.*
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Grants to expand nursing education
This bill would create a new grant program run by HHS and HRSA. Congress would authorize $1 billion to help nursing schools hire and keep faculty, enroll and train more students, and modernize simulation, telehealth, and labs. Grants would give priority to schools serving underserved, rural, and otherwise disadvantaged students. Grant recipients would report yearly, and HHS would publish a summary of recipients and outcomes within five years.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/15/2026
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