# 116-hr-6686: Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act

116-hr-6686, Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6686
- Congress: 116
- Title: Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act This bill includes the development of accelerated postgraduate nursing programs for individuals who have earned some academic credit in a nursing-related field as a priority area for certain grants made to institutions of higher education or other eligible entities for nurse education, practice, quality, and retention.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6686 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6686)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6686 (as of 2025-11-18).