# 116-hr-7945: FAAN Act

116-hr-7945, FAAN Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7945
- Congress: 116
- Title: FAAN Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-08-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping.
- 116-hr-8504: Payroll Support Program Extension Act
- 116-hr-8027: Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7945 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7945)

## Related
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and s…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8595)
- [116-hr-8504: Payroll Support Program Extension Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8504)
- [116-hr-8027: Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8027)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7945 (as of 2025-11-18).