116-hr-7945116th Congress

FAAN Act

Sponsored By: Representative Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

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Summary

Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act or the FAAN Act This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to nursing schools to increase capacity to respond to public health emergencies and pandemics and otherwise enhance nursing education programs. In awarding these grants, HRSA shall prioritize historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, schools that are located in medically underserved communities, and schools in areas with shortages of health professionals.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 8/4/2020

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