# 119-hr-6607: FAAN Act

119-hr-6607, FAAN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6607
- Congress: 119
- Title: FAAN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to expand nursing education: benefit, high. 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 ot…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6607 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6607)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6607 (as of 2026-09-21).